A new study from McMaster University researchers has found that many people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who believe ...

Expectancy effects, encompassing both placebo and nocebo phenomena, are gaining increasing recognition across medical disciplines, including gastroenterology.1 Understanding psychological influences ...

People who follow a gluten-free diet in the hope of it calming their irritable bowel syndrome may actually be able to ...

Fit 40-year-old Tracy Robert was told her bleeding and bloating were just IBS, until her health deteriorated so far it ...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic condition that affects the functioning of the digestive system, especially the large intestine. Characterized by a series of uncomfortable and recurring ...

Does Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Cause Blood in Stool? Blood in the stool is not a direct symptom of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but some IBS complications may cause short-term rectal bleeding.

Introduction Ulcerative colitis (UC) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are distressing chronic diseases associated with abdominal pain and altered bowel habits of unknown aetiology. Results from ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) pain typically occurs in the lower abdomen. It might be cramping, aching, or sharp, intermittent discomfort.

Because patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can have alterations in bacterial bowel flora, antibiotic therapies have been proposed. To investigate whether antibiotic therapy is effective ...