Epidemiology is the study of how often medical conditions occur in different groups of people. It characterises the condition in terms of age, sex, lifestyle habits, social and economic behaviours, ethnic origin and association with… Read More »Who Gets Irritable Bowel Syndrome

A syndrome is a collection of symptoms and signs that tend to occur and run together, producing a recognisable ailment. It may have a variety of causes or no definable cause. That’s how it is… Read More »What Causes Irritable Bowel Syndrome

There are many relatively simple treatments to try. People use different strategies to deal with ongoing irritable bowel syndrome symptoms. Many people just accept their symptoms, live with them and ignore them as much as… Read More »What Can I Do About Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Why Consider Psychological Problems? I have irritable bowel syndrome, a medical problem. Sure, I’ve had it a while, but why should I think about ‘psychological problems’? I’ve got enough to deal with. Dealing with irritable… Read More »Psychology And Irritable Bowel Syndrome

One of the most frequent worries for anyone with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is whether there could be anything else wrong. Could it be an ulcer, a cancer, a gall stone? Could I have another… Read More »Pain Not From Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Pain is essential to our existence. People who lose pain sensation in a limb, because of a nerve injury or a degeneration of their nerves, as can happen in diabetes, can sustain a bad burn… Read More »Pain From Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Go Ask Alice! Website: www.goaskalice.columbia.edu A question and answer Internet service produced by Alice!, Columbia University’s Health Promotion Program — a division of Health Services at Columbia. ‘Alice!’ answers questions about relationships, sexuality, sexual health,… Read More »Links And Help Of Websites With Information About Irritable Bowel Syndrome

I sometimes need to really rush to the toilet. I get a spasm in the lower part of my abdomen on the left, and I know that if I don’t reach a toilet quickly, I… Read More »Incontinence And Irritable Bowel Syndrome

GENERAL ORGANISATIONS AND WEBSITES WITH INFORMATION ON IBS Go Ask Alice! Website: www.goaskalice.columbia.edu A question and answer Internet service produced by Alice!, Columbia University’s Health Promotion Program — a division of Health Services at Columbia.… Read More »IBS Resources

I sometimes need to really rush to the toilet. I get a spasm in the lower part of my abdomen on the left, and I know that if I don’t reach a toilet quickly, I… Read More »IBS And Incontinence