Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Symptoms of IBS.

March 5th, 2007

Symptoms of IBS.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a collection of symptoms. These symptoms are abdominal pain, alteration of bowel habit, and change of bowel form. These symptoms vary and there are times when they are really severe and times of remission when the symptoms completely disappear or are more manageable.

Bloatedness is a common symptom of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and IBS sufferers tend to wear loose clothing to compensate. Rumbling tummy and wind are also features of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Some IBS sufferers feel they are passing more wind than normal. The fact is than the average person passes wind 17 times a day. The difference is that they do not notice it while Irritable Bowel Syndrome sufferers do.

Urgency and incontinence are symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Up to sixteen percent of sufferers have had incontinence at least once in their lives.
Other symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome are a sensation of incomplete emptying of the bowel, low rectal pain and nausea and vomiting.

Dr. Phil Hariram
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Guide.