| Irritable Bowel Syndrome is as common as any | | | | these symptoms. Stomach Pain is experienced |
| bowel syndrome can be. You can guess from the | | | | more by women. It often gets mistaken for the |
| name what is Irritable Bowel Syndrome disorder | | | | menstruation pain. The pain can be mild or severe. |
| about. But it helps to know more. It has affected | | | | There are more symptoms as well: depression, |
| many people all over the world already. | | | | back pain, nausea, groin pain, indigestion, sleep |
| IBS is a chronic disorder. This means progression | | | | disturbances and vomiting. If you have |
| in gradual, it may even span more than six | | | | experienced one or more of these for a while |
| months. It's primary focus is patient's bowel | | | | you should get help. |
| movement. It is difficult to become aware of the | | | | When it comes to gastrointestinal disorders, |
| disorder as the symptoms of the syndrome are | | | | Irritable Bowel Syndrome is as common as any |
| not that obvious during its progression. There are | | | | bowel syndrome can be. It is a chronic condition |
| times when the symptoms go untreated because | | | | hence difficult to diagnose accurately. Hence it is |
| they are not obvious and are overlooked. | | | | important to know more about IBS Symptoms. |
| The question "What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome?" | | | | Two main symptoms of Irritable Bowel |
| doesn't have one definite answer. It is more | | | | Syndrome include Diarrhea and Constipation. They |
| important to understand the symptoms of IBS to | | | | are 2 opposite sides of the same coin. There can |
| answer What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome? | | | | also be constant swings from one to another |
| IBS symptoms affect the bowel and large | | | | making it difficult to deal with it. If it was just |
| intestine | | | | constipation you could have taken a laxative and |
| Bowel is part of our body that stores and | | | | soothed your system effectively. But because of |
| produces end product (stools) of all that passes | | | | the swings from one symptom to another it is |
| our digestive system. Lot of people think IBS is a | | | | harder to deal with the symptoms. |
| psychological disorder. The fact is, it is not. It is a | | | | There are other symptoms as well. Bloating is one |
| physical disorder. Studies show that IBS can | | | | of them. You would expect high levels of gas to |
| affect anyone between 15 to 40 years age. IBS | | | | go with bloating, on the contrary your gas levels |
| disorder can begin at any age and can afflict | | | | just might be normal. You can expect to have |
| anyone. There is no perfect cure for IBS but | | | | abdominal pain with either Diarrhea or Constipation. |
| there are methods to alleviate the symptoms of | | | | The symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome can |
| IBS. | | | | manifest for a month or two and then disappear |
| Undergoing self-treatment may be dangerous as | | | | for few months. |
| you may be doing more harm to yourself that | | | | When the body is stressed out you may |
| curing the symptoms. It is good to be better | | | | experience the symptoms of IBS. The symptoms |
| educated about the symptoms of IBS. This way | | | | of Irritable Bowel Syndrome are also experienced |
| if you feel that you have the symptoms you can | | | | during emotional disturbances. Hence there are |
| get help. | | | | few who belive Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a |
| People with IBS usually have watery and very | | | | psychological disorder. But the fact is that it is a |
| loose stools. Their digestive system processes | | | | physical disorder that affects your bowel and |
| food way faster than it normally should, which | | | | large intestines. |
| explains watery stools. Constipation and Diarrhea | | | | Symptoms of IBS are also very common to |
| are the primary symptoms. These symptoms are | | | | other diseases. Hence it is easy to mistaken them |
| like opposite sides of the coin. | | | | for something else. This makes it harder to get |
| People with Diarrhea have urgency to empty | | | | an accurate diagnosis. It is important to eliminate |
| bowels soon after eating, Specially after | | | | the possibility that patient has an organic disease |
| breakfast. Most people also have stomach pain | | | | or is lactose intolerant. Lab tests are needed to |
| along with Diarrhea. Their digestive system | | | | diagnose this. Speicially the testing of fecal matter, |
| processes food faster than normal hence the | | | | X-Rays and even endoscopy. |
| urge to empty the bowels soon after eating. | | | | Diet plays a major role in contributing to the |
| People with Constipation have opposite symptoms | | | | Symptoms of IBS. If Diet can cause the |
| than Diarrhea. In this case the digestive system | | | | Symptoms, it can also cure the symptoms. If you |
| processes food slower than normal. Hence the | | | | experience constipation then you could employ |
| bowel movement is very constricted. Constipated | | | | fiber rich foods. The goal of your diet should be |
| people find it very difficult to excrete bowels. | | | | to avoid the symptoms of IBS or at least bring |
| Most people also have stomach pain along with | | | | them down to a tolerable level. |