Dietary defeciencies

Question 1

Bowel disorders
-Constipation
-Irritable bowel syndrome

Answer 1

-Stools becomes hard and difficult to expel
-This is caused due to a lack of fibre in the diet, Dietary fibre adsorbs water making stools soft and easy to pass
-It is caused by a insufficient water intake, water is necessary to make stools soft
-Symptoms:
-Stomach cramps

IBS
-The bowel has irregular bowel spasms
-Caused by trigger foods e.g. spicy food
-Symptoms
-Stomach cramps
-Bloating
-Diarrhoea

Question 2

Osteoporosis

Answer 2

Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease in which the bones become thin due to a loss in bone mass this results in fragile and brittle bones.
symptoms:
-Fragile and brittle bones
-Neck and back pain
-bones fractures especially in wrists
Risk factors
-Age-Most prevalent in post menopausal women (48-55 years) as the female hormone oestrogen decreases reducing calcium absorption
-Sex-Most prevalent in women as they tend to have smaller and thinner bones and also there oestrogen levels decrease