Common Diets For Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Health Encyclopedia: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Functional Bowel)
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) refers to a complex disorder of the lower intestinal tract. It is mainly characterized by a pattern of symptoms that is often worsened by emotional stress.
It is not the same as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Alternative Names
Nervous indigestion; Spastic colon; Intestinal neurosis; Functional colitis; Irritable colon; Mucous colitis; Laxative colitis; IBS
Causes, incidenc... Read more »
Expert & Community Posts
Anxiety and Your Health: IBS and IBD
By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert...one or a combination of treatments that may include diet changes, medication, or... Read more »
IBS - What is it?
By Elizabeth Roberts , Health Expert...IBS patients get the most help from changing their diet and eliminating foods that are pre-made... Read more »
5 IBD Myths
By Elizabeth Roberts , Health Expert...In many cases, IBS can be managed by altering your diet, lifestyle and stress. IBD is caused by... Read more »
Could You Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...cancer. For most people, IBS can be managed through diet, lifestyle and stress reduction. ... Read more »
My Top 10 Books about Adult Gastroesophageal Reflux
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert...three types of books on GERD: General Information, Diet and Recipes and... Read more »
Health Guide
Irritable bowel syndrome (functional bowel)
...Laxative colitis; IBS Treatment The goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms. Changes in diet may help relieve symptoms in some patients. No diet works for all patients. Increasing... Read more »Gas: flatulence
...Eating foods that are difficult to digest, such as fiber. If you recently introduced fiber into your diet, having gas may be temporary. Give it a little time. Your body may adjust and stop... Read more »Fibromyalgia and Weight Gain
...providing us with the right “quality” of food. He recommends: Eat a High-protein, Low-carbohydrate Diet. Focus on good proteins like lean meats, eggs, dairy products, tofu, soy meat... Read more »Constipation
...possibility of an anal fissure. Common Causes Constipation is most often caused by a low-fiber diet, lack of physical activity, not drinking enough water, or delay in going to the... Read more »Abdomen: swollen
...straw, or sipping the surface of a hot beverage. For distention caused by malabsorption, try changing diets and reducing milk consumption. Consult your doctor. For irritable bowel syndrome,... Read more »Images
Medications
...syndrome) when other treatments have not worked (e.g., diet changes, anxiety treatment).... Read more »
Related News
Nutritionist recommends diet changes, probiotics to control IBS
October 02, 2008British nutritionist Jane Clarke responds to a reader's question about what diet changes may help ease the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome... Read summary »
New Way to Ease IBS
January 24, 2007LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Never has a menu looked so good to Carol Epstein. For 20 years she passed up coffee, salads, dairy and wheat... Read summary »
Is abdominal distention a symptom of IBS?
October 03, 2008A reader asks Dr. Paul Donohue if abdominal distention is a normal symptom of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Dr. Donohue responds with a list of... Read summary »
Reduce stress to ease IBS
October 02, 2008Reducing stress, limiting fatty foods, and upping dietary fiber are just a few of the changes you can make to decrease the gastrointestinal pain of... Read summary »
Drugmaker seeks approval of Amitiza for IBS
October 03, 2008Drugmaker Sucampo is seeking Food and Drug Administration approval to provide a 8 mcg version of Amitiza for patients with constipation-predominant... Read summary »
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