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About one third of people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have diarrhoea as one of their main problems. In many people, this can be controlled with simple measures, but in others the unpredictability of the… Read More »IBS And Diarrhoea

The gastrointestinal tract is made up of the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small bowel and large bowel. It digests and absorbs the food and holds what’s left until we are ready to expel it when we… Read More »How The Gut Works And Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Many people are very willing to attribute all their digestive and irritable bowel problems to their diet. Sometimes they are right. But at other times, people can become totally obsessed with avoiding food that they… Read More »Food Allergies And Irritable Bowel Syndrome

The role of diet in disease has been food for debate for centuries. “Let food be thy medicine, thy medicine shall be thy food”, said Hippocrates. And “He that takes medicine and neglects diet, wastes… Read More »Diet And Irritable Bowel Syndrome

About one third of people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have diarrhoea as one of their main problems. In many people, this can be controlled with simple measures, but in others the unpredictability of the… Read More »Diarrhoea And Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can be classified into four subgroups: diarrhoea predominant (IBS-D), constipation predominant (IBS-C) and alternating diarrhoea and constipation (IBS-A), occasionally also referred to as IBS-M, for mixed diarrhoea and constipation. In surveys,… Read More »Diarrhoea And Constipation With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

People say they have constipation if they think that they defecate too infrequently or with too much effort, if their stools are too hard or too small, if defecation is painful, or if they feel… Read More »Constipation And Irritable Bowel Syndrome

‘Complementary medicine’ refers to a group of therapeutic and diagnostic disciplines that exist largely outside the places where conventional health care is provided and are not usually available on the Nation Health Service. These disciplines… Read More »Complementary Medicine And Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Bloating is one of the most common symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, affecting more than 90% of people with irritable bowel syndrome. For some individuals, the bloating is more disturbing than the disordered bowel habit,… Read More »Bloating And Irritable Bowel Syndrome