Section 14 - Enteric nervous system

What system regulates gastrointestinal system functions, including GI mobility, GI fluid exchange and blood flow, and gastric/pancreatic secretion and can function independently of the CNS

Enteric NS

What are designed to affect the brain and can have undesired, negative effects on the ENS consisting of nausea, diarrhea, constipation, bowel problems, cramping

Drugs

What system causes the CNS to release stress hormones, the GI tract responding to chemical surges and produces butterflies in the stomach

Sympathetic NS

What system instructs the GI tract to shut down

Sympathetic NS

What system leads to chronic stress which can lead to bowel problems

Sympathetic NS

What system can cause the esophagus to constrict, causing swallowing difficulty

Sympathetic NS

Crohn's disease, colitis, diverticulitis, and IBS are all affecting what in what system

Intestinal mobility in the ENS

Pain, cramping, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation are all signs and symptoms of disorders of what system

ENS

Occupational participation and performance leads to what

Areas of occupation

ADLs, health management, sleep, “what else?” are a part of what

Areas of occupation

These roles are  whose job – Post-surgical, pain, edema management (Crohn’s), and ostomy management

OT roles