Irritable Bowel Syndrome - The most common disorders being diagnosed by doctors these days

By: Sylvia McGrath
IBS affects one in five adults and more than one out of every ten visits to the doctor's results in receiving this diagnosis.

IBS is a disease that people feel uncomfortable talking about as symptoms include bloating, gas, diarrhea and constipation. There is also a stigma with this diagnosis since at one time it was considered to be a psychological rather than a physical condition.

Although it is widely diagnosed most people show signs and symptoms that are generally quite mild and only a small number have severe signs and symptoms. Unlike more serious intestinal diseases such as Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis irritable bowel is not serious nor does it cause inflammation or changes in the bowel tissues neither does it increase the risk of colorectal cancer. It can be easily controlled by managing stress, the lifestyle and diet.

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