IBS in Children: a Future Indicator of Celiac Disease Risk

Irritable bowel syndrome, or�IBS, is a problem that affects mainly the bowel which is also called the large intestine.�The bowel is the part of the digestive system that makes and stores stool.
 

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Exercise Daily: Prescription for IBS

Exercise can help boost overall physical health, reduce�stress, and help with gastrointestinal symptoms like�constipation, a common occurrence in people with IBS.
 

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Five Herbs to Manage IBS Symptoms

The typical symptoms of�IBS�are pain, bloating, gas and diarrhea or constipation. Other�symptoms�can include mucus in your stool and pain relief after a bowel movement. You might also have the sensation of incomplete emptying after a bowel movement. IBS symptoms occur when muscles in your large intestine contract more quickly or more slowly than normal.
 

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IBS & Pregnancy

Upwards to a third of pregnant women experience increased constipation, particularly during the last trimester.
 

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FODMAP diet: First-line Therapy for IBS Sufferers.

FODMAPs represents a collection of foods to which a large number of people are highly sensitive. These people need to pay attention to the FODMAPs in their diets if they hope to avoid painful�digestive�issues. The restriction of these FODMAPs from the diet has been found to have a beneficial effect for sufferers of�irritable bowel syndrome�and other functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID).
 

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is a problem that affects mainly the bowel which is also called the large intestine. The bowel is the part of the digestive system that makes and stores stool. The word syndrome means a group of symptoms. IBS is a syndrome because it can cause several symptoms. For example, IBS causes cramping, bloating, gas, diarrhea, and constipation. IBS is not a disease. It's a functional disorder, which means that the bowel doesn't work as it should.
 

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Yoga to manage IBS

Stress is an important influencing factor for IBS patients. All who suffer from it agree that when stress increases, so do the IBS symptoms. That, in turn, saps the energy from the patient. Practicing yoga will initially help lessen the existing symptoms, and, if practiced regularly, will result in less frequent and intense occurrence IBS. A bonus is that there will be no undesired side-effects, as can be possible when medication is required.

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Top 10 Remedies for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by lower abdominal pain (often severe), gas, bloating, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, or a combination of both, typically over months or years. Treatments for IBS include changes to diet, anti-spasmodic medications, muscle relaxants, and stress reduction.

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome Quiz

IBS is not a disease. It's a functional disorder, which means that the bowel doesn't work as it should.

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