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Your Journey into Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a disorder characterized most commonly by cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea.

As its name indicates, Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a syndrome. That is, IBS is a combination of signs and symptoms, but not a disease. IBS is classified as a functional disorder. A functional disorder refers to a condition where the primary abnormality is an altered physiological function (the way the body works), rather than an identifiable inflammatory, infectious, structural, or biochemical cause.

Research also indicates that IBS is a multi-faceted disorder. For example, the symptoms of IBS result from what seems to be a disturbance or imbalance in the interaction between the intestines, the brain, sensory function, and the autonomic nervous system that alters regulation of bowel motility (motor function).

The articles on this site are provided to help you to better understand Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and your options for relief of these symptoms.

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How to Get Rid of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

10 Travel Tips for IBS

A Functioning Digestive System and IBS

Abdominal Pain and IBS

Chronic Diarrhea and IBS

Common Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Constipation and IBS

Dietary Considerations to Fight IBS

Fiber and IBS

How Common is IBS

How Is Stress Related to IBS

Natural Remedies for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

How to Get Rid of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

IBS and Children

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Support Groups

Medication for IBS

Myths About IBS

What Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Organizations That Can Help with IBS

Self Help for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Sensitive Foods in IBS

Testing for IBS

Treatment Options for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Trigger Foods and IBS

What Does Your Doctor Need to Know

Risk Factors for IBS

The main risk factors for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) include:

Sex
Family History

For example, you are far more likely to have IBS if you're young and female. In fact, two to three times as many women as men have the condition.

In addition, IBS does seem to run in families, possibly suggesting a genetic cause for the condition.

However, at the current time, the precise cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is not known.

New Irritable Bowel Information

Fiber and IBS
Fiber and IBS Those who have IBS may also hear the term fiber in relation to it. Fiber is one of the major ways to help prevent IBS. By knowing the details on fiber and how it relates to your symptoms, you can use it effectively to ease the discomforts of IBS. There are several characteristics to fiber that will help with your symptoms as well as several types of fibers to use. Fibers are mostly found in whole grains. Breads, spaghetti and wheat will all have a high amount of fiber i ...
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How Common is IBS
How Common is IBS? There are several that state that IBS is not a common syndrome among most. However, there are several statistics that state that it is a more common problem than most would think. If you are dealing with IBS, you may now be finding that you are not alone with the problem. There are several others that are having the same symptoms as you. In general, it is said that IBS affects between ten to twenty percent of the population. It is also known as one of the most comm ...
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How Is Stress Related to IBS
How Is Stress Related to IBS? For those with symptoms of IBS, they may have heard the stress is a factor that causes or is related to IBS. If you know the function of stress with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, it can give you new options for fighting IBS. When learning about IBS, learning it's relation to stress is one of the factors in determining what to do to prevent IBS from constantly occurring. Irritable Bowel Syndrome is known as a syndrome from the brain to the gut. This means that ...
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IBS in the News

12/22/2011
$6.75M Awarded To Case Western Reserve To Study IBD
Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine received a $6.75 million Program Project Grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to study the role of innate immunity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)...

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12/01/2011
Risk Factors For Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency Are Similar To Risk Factors For Developing Multiple Sclerosis: UB Study
Summary: A vascular condition called chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI), which has attracted global attention as possibly being correlated with MS has, for the first time, been studied for the presence of risk factors in subjects who do not have a neurological disease...

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11/22/2011
Probiotics For Gut Health: VSL#3 Has Designations For Specific GI Issues
As clinical studies continue to validate the use of probiotics to help promote general gastrointestinal health, a growing U.S. market1 for probiotics indicates that the U.S. healthcare community and consumers alike are recognizing the value of these beneficial microorganisms...

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11/02/2011
Targeted Antibiotic Drug Safest Among Recommended Treatments For Irritable Bowel Disease
Among the most commonly used treatments for irritable bowel syndrome which affects as many as 20 percent of the United States population a targeted antibiotic was shown to be the safest in a new study by Cedars-Sinai researchers, based on an analysis of 26 large-scale clinical trials. The study, for presentation at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting in Washington, D.C...

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11/01/2011
Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea Responds To Probiotics
'Good bugs' look promising as anti-inflammatory agent for patients with ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, chronic fatigue syndrome In four different studies presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting in Washington, DC, researchers explored the effectiveness of probiotics for antibiotic-associated diarrhea; as an anti-inflammat...

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