What Causes Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Drugmaker seeks approval of Amitiza for IBS
October 03, 2008
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Anxiety and Your Health: IBS and IBD
By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert...suffer from gastrointestinal problems, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory... Read more »
IBS - What is it?
By Elizabeth Roberts , Health ExpertFirst, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, is not IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease). To learn the... Read more »
5 IBD Myths
By Elizabeth Roberts , Health Expert...commonly affects the small intestine and/or colon.Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a functional... Read more »
Could You Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...estimated that one in five Americans suffers from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), yet nearly 20... Read more »
IBD and Misdiagnosis: What is the problem?
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert...have told me, this girl was initially told she had Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and was being... Read more »
Health Guide
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... Read more »Irritable bowel syndrome (functional bowel)
Nervous indigestion; Spastic colon; Intestinal neurosis; Functional colitis; Irritable colon; Mucous colitis; Laxative colitis; IBS Prevention Read more »Irritable bowel syndrome (functional bowel)
...IBS that mainly involves constipation. Support Groups Expectations (prognosis) Irritable bowel syndrome may be a life-long chronic condition, but symptoms can often be... Read more »Abdominal bloating
...Lactose intolerance and other food intolerances Air swallowing (a nervous habit) Irritable bowel syndrome Partial bowel obstruction Constipation Small... Read more »Abdominal fullness prematurely after meals
...emptying Gastric outlet obstruction Decreased stomach distensibility Irritable bowel syndrome Dyspepsia Read more »Images
Medications
...medication is used to treat a certain intestinal problem (irritable bowel syndrome) when other... Read more »
Hyoscyamine is used to treat a variety of stomach/intestinal problems such as cramps, infant... Read more »
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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 »
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 »
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 »
Clinical trial: Medication to treat irritable bowel syndrome
October 02, 2008This is a study to determine the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug in adults with irritable bowel syndrome. This international... Read summary »
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 »
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