Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Facts to Know.(disease/ disorder overview)(Disease/Disorder overview)

NWHRC Health Center - Irritable Bowl Syndrome | December 16, 2005 | Copyright

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is often confused with other conditions. It has been called by many names-colitis, mucous colitis, spastic colon, spastic bowel and functional bowel disease. Most of these terms are inaccurate. Colitis, for instance, means inflammation of the large intestine (the colon), while IBS doesn't cause inflammation.

IBS symptoms affect up to 20 percent of the general population. It is the most common disorder diagnosed by gastroenterologists, and is among the most common health disorders in general.

Women are two to three times more ...

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