Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder, meaning that the symptoms are caused by changes in how the GI tract works. The GI tract is a series of hollow organs ...

One increasingly recognized approach to addressing IBS involves pelvic floor therapy. This form of physical therapy targets ...

Dr Lawrence Cunningham, a retired GP explains that the exact location of your stomach pain may 'give us clues' to what's causing it ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've had a sensitive stomach since I can remember. My life has been constantly inconvenienced by too many trips to the bathroom. My family thinks I have undiagnosed irritable ...

Untreated irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) or chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) can lead to many complications like malnutrition, rectal prolapse, and more. Both IBS-C and ...

medical condition, yet two out of five women with it suffer 'intolerable' abdominal pain. The symptoms force women to miss work, limit their travel and avoid social outings, but it can take years ...

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010;4(3):293-304. Tricyclic antidepressants primarily act through noradrenergic and serotonergic pathways but also have antimuscarinic and antihistaminic properties.

Over 6.5 million individuals are grappling with gut issues, including IBS, according to a recent study dubbed the 'Big Poo Review'. It also revealed that 13 per cent of UK inhabitants suffer so ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a combination of digestive symptoms, including abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, and changes in bowel movements. IBS is a functional ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), psychosocial aspects of chronic pain disorders, behavioral medicine, brain-gut interactions, impact of chronic disease on quality of life, chronic care management ...

Functional abdominal pain (FAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are among the most commonly diagnosed medical problems in pediatrics. Symptom-based Rome III criteria for FAP and IBS have been ...