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If you often feel bloated and uncomfortable, read on because you may be suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional disorder of the digestive system, also known as spastic colitis. Although spastic colitis sounds like a medical term for an inflammatory disease, it’s not, it’s just how abnormal bowel contractions are attributed. Irritable Bowel Syndrome, which mainly affects the large intestine, as unpleasant as it is, it is not a medical condition nor does it pose a threat to the patient’s health.<\/span><\/p>\n

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is considered to be the most commonly diagnosed gastrointestinal condition. Nevertheless, it is not easy to diagnose, because there are no specific medical tests for it and its symptoms can be confused with symptoms of other disorders or diseases of the digestive system.<\/span><\/p>\n

The gastroenterologist will diagnose Irritable Bowel Syndrome by ruling out other disorders thanks to his experience and a basic imaging check of the upper and lower digestive system.<\/span><\/p>\n

After ruling out similar but more serious cases, such as inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease<\/a><\/strong>), malabsorption disease, as well as celiac disease and microscopic colitis, which involve some inflammation of the intestine, then the doctor will arrive at the diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and give the corresponding medication: spasmolytic drugs for abdominal pain and heartburn, mild laxatives for constipation, antidiarrheals for diarrhea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Statistical data about IBS<\/b><\/h2>\n

According to statistical surveys, 10-20% of the general population, mainly in urban areas, have been dealing with Irritable Bowel Syndrome for years<\/a>, but the percentage of those who go to the doctor to treat it is small.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first symptoms appear during adolescence and it mainly affects women aged 18-40. It is not that it disappears or that it is cured after this age, but each sufferer has found a way to deal with the unpleasant symptoms and reduce their duration or intensity.<\/span><\/p>\n

We could say that it is a family affair since someone who suffers from Irritable Bowel Syndrome usually has another family member who suffers from the same symptoms. This is true either for genetic reasons or for common factors in the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

65% of IBS sufferers also suffer from Fibromyalgia<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

IBS Symptoms<\/b><\/h2>\n

There are some common symptoms of the Syndrome, but they do not have the same intensity and duration in every sufferer, which is why not every person is affected in the same way. Some people simply feel some discomfort while for others it makes everyday life so difficult that it even leads them to social isolation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The main symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome are:<\/span><\/p>\n