Irritable bowel syndrome

Feature: Irritable bowel syndrome
IBS is a common bowel problem. Other names for it include irritable colon, mucus or spastic colitis and nervous stomach. The symptoms are gut pain, constipation and/or diarrhoea. It’s not dangerous, but the symptoms can be very painful. Find out all about this little-understood disease and what you can try for relief in our Fact Sheet.

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Irritable bowel disease: What treatments help?

Irritable bowel syndrome will improve for many people without medication. But fibre supplements, anti-cramping medicines and anti-depressives offer a small chance of effective symptom relief. more...

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