Kiki (26) sometimes has to go to the toilet up to 20 times a day - to poop! This makes her everyday life complicated and many things were and are impossible for her. For example, going out to eat with her boyfriend, partying or even having her own dog. The cause of her intestinal problems is unclear - which is why she has been diagnosed with "irritable bowel syndrome" for several years. A topic that many people don't like to talk about. But Kiki does - on Insta, among other places: / kikidoyouloveme The problem: Without a cause for the symptoms, there is no cure! Reporter Anna accompanied Kiki for a day and found out what it means to live with irritable bowel syndrome. ????Music: Tate Mc Rae – Greedy Kenya Grace – Strangers Markus Strasser & Andreas Suttner – Floating Thoughts Dua Lipa – Hallucinate Matteo Soru - To the Beat Charlie Puth – Attention Official Matteo Soru – Pressure Citokid - Technical Power Citokid - Minimal Mutes Citokid - Searching for Patterns Kygo & Selena Gomez – It aint me Dua Lipa – Love again Raffael Gruber - Gentle Echoes Oliver Melville Smith – Future Self ????Chapter markers 00:00 – Intro: Kiki has irritable bowel syndrome 00:34 – Why is every trip outside a challenge for Kiki? 01:57 – Kiki's most unpleasant experience 02:34 – What helps Kiki to deal with irritable bowel syndrome? 03:56 – Kiki's dream toilet 04:43 – Irritable bowel syndrome diagnosis: Can irritable bowel syndrome be cured? 05:46 - Is irritable bowel syndrome psychological? 07:55 - Kiki shares her experiences with irritable bowel syndrome on social media 08:56 - Does Kiki manage to go shopping with Anna? 11:31 - How does Kiki's boyfriend deal with it? 12:36 - Does the illness also have positive aspects? 13:03 - Anna's conclusion + end card ????Frequent, cramp-like abdominal pain is typical of irritable bowel syndrome. In addition, there are symptoms such as a feeling of fullness and flatulence, constipation or diarrhea. It is difficult to say how many people are affected. In Western countries, it is estimated that between 7 and 25 percent of the population are affected. ✔ Irritable bowel syndrome is diagnosed when: - The symptoms last for more than three months. - They are so severe that the quality of life is limited. - There are no other illnesses that could explain the symptoms. ????To check this, the affected person must undergo a diagnosis of exclusion. This includes blood and stool tests or a colonoscopy. Food intolerances are also looked for in this context. https://dasgastroenterologieportal.de... Without a cause, treating the symptoms is of course difficult. There are many things that can help, but not everything helps everyone. You can start with diet, for example only eating foods that have a calming effect on the intestines. Some patients benefit from a change in diet, and the so-called FODMAP diet has come into focus in recent years. https://www.ndr.de/ratgeber/gesundhei... Since it is sometimes assumed that irritable bowel syndrome has psychological causes and is exacerbated by stress, psychotherapy or relaxation techniques can also help. However, this assessment should be handled with caution - many sufferers feel that they are not being taken seriously when doctors quickly attribute their complaints to psychological issues. https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/audio/d... https://reizdarmselbsthilfe.de ????Team: Anna van Doorn, Julia Minner, Julia Hombach, Stephan Krakau, Andreas Josef, Linus Busch ???? You can also find us here: Twitter: / reporter Snapchat: / 3246991136 TikTok: / reporter.offiziell ???? YEAH! We are also part of #funk. Check it out: YouTube: / funkofficial Instagram: / funk TikTok: / funk Website: https://go.funk.net We have a heart for critics, but not for haters: https://go.funk.net/netiquette https://go.funk.net/impressum Experience real stories with us. Up close. Critical. Without filters. ???? A new topic every week ???? ????????‍♀️ Anna has been part of the reporter team since October 2020. She studied media and religious studies and journalism and then graduated from the RTL journalism school. Her passion: telling stories about and with people. Her motivation: creating journalistic content for young people. That's why she feels pretty well looked after at reporter. You can find Anna here: / annavndrn #reporter is produced by WDR and funk. funk is a joint offering by the Association of German Broadcasting Corporations (ARD) and the Second German Television (ZDF). http://Go.funk.net/impressum