WHAT IS IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME?
Irritable bowel syndrome or IBS is a disorder that affects the digestive system (the large intestine) and usually a lifelong problem. In other words, if you have IBS it means you have uncomfortable and painful abdominal symptoms. Such as: tummy pain or cramps. IBS doesn’t damage the digestive system and surely doesn’t cause cancer, you only need to control those symptoms through a healthy diet.
For women with IBS, they tend to have symptoms or even more during their period, other women stated that those symptoms may increase during pregnancy.
IBS is for sure more common in women than men, but they have both the same symptoms.
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TYPES OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)
IBS has 3 types, each type is based on the type of bowel movement problems the patient has.
That’s why certain medicines only work for certain types of IBS.
- IBS with constipation (IBS-C):Most of the poop is hard and lumpy.
- IBS with diarrhea (IBS-D):Most of the poop is loose and watery.
- IBS with mixed bowel habits (IBS-M):Mix between hard bowel movement and loose and watery movement on the same day.
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