Irritable Bowel Syndrome ( IBS )

IBS Diagnosis, Types, Symptoms, and IBS Diet

This web site has been created to help people who, like me, struggle with their IBS. You can find here basic information about IBS diagnosis, types of IBS, Ibs symptoms and diet in IBS and learn about various treatments and medications available. You can also find most recent news and read about most recent developments in IBS research.

I encourage you to share your IBS story and read about other people who talk about their IBS. I believe that we can all benefit and learn from sharing our experiences. You can write your IBS story. You can write about medications that you have taken (or you are taking) and found particularly effective (or ineffective), treatments that helped you relieve your symptoms, or anything about IBS that you consider relevant and would like to share with other IBS sufferers.

About Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Your digestive system is completely out of control. You either visit the toilet six times a day or suffer from constipation as if your gut was tied into a knot. You’re constantly troubled by cramping or bloating, or both. You often have heartburn, indigestion and feel nauseous. Your life has become miserable; you’re afraid of traveling or even leaving your home. You avoid socializing and feel like staying in all the time. It is really impossible to explain the horrors you’re going through, even to those closest to you, no matter how compassionate they’re trying to be. You visit various doctors, and they send you to various tests but can’t really find anything, so they tell you it’s all in your head. Well, not exactly. And although you feel alone in your sufferings, in fact, you are not. You have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, a disorder that affects about 10-20% of our population. It is the most common disorder diagnosed by gastroenterologists, and, together with a common flu, one of the primary causes of absence from work.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a multi-faceted functional disorder, which means it interferes with the normal function of the large intestine and is characterized by a group of symptoms. You may not be experiencing all the symptoms characteristic for IBS, or your symptoms may be slightly modified as each IBS patient has a unique IBS experience within the range of known symptoms. The good news is IBS won’t kill you, and the bad news is it will never go away completely. Some of your symptoms, with proper diet, medications, and healthier lifestyle, may subside; however you will have to learn how to manage your IBS and live with it.

Ibs Symptoms

About 20% of Americans suffers from IBS, which makes it one of the most common disorders diagnosed by doctors. It occurs more often in women than in men, and it usually begins around age 20. Irritable bowel syndrome can be the source of a great deal of discomfort and distress, but it does not pose a threat to the patient’s life or does not permanently harm the intestines. » read more

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DIETARY FIBER SUPPLEMENTS
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