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.

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    Irritable Bowel Syndrome: What is IBS?

    March 2nd, 2007

    A distressed and disillusioned patient of mine suffers from Irritable Bowel Syndrome. She had seen a specialist and when told she had Irritable Bowel Syndrome, she asked “What is IBS?” The consultant told her “It is a functional condition. We do not know what causes it but it is very common. See that nurse over there. She has IBS. She gets on with her life. That is what you have to do. Get on with your life. There is no cure. Learn to live with it. And reduce stress.”

    Here is part of her story.

    Before I leave home to go to work, I open my bowels at least 3 times, sometimes a lot more. Sometimes I am late because I wait until I am sure it is safe to leave home.

    I get regular tummy pains more often a dull ache but when it is really severe, it exhausts me and often I take time off work to recover because it leaves me so debilitated.

    One of my big problem is bloating. I wake up in the morning and I am fine. A really flat tummy but by lunch time my belly balloons out. People look at me strangely. One new member of staff asked me “When is the big day?” She thought I was pregnant.

    There are the odd times when I become really constipated. This make me feel really tired and terrible.

    My friend has Irritable Bowel Syndrome as well but her main complaint is a loud rumbling tummy.

    I would happily swap one of my IBS symptoms for her rumbling tummy. After all a rumbling tummy is only just embarrassing.”

    Dr.Phil Hariram

    Irritable Bowel Syndrome Guide.
    Healingibs.com

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