In order to be diagnosed with IBS, a doctor needs to ascertain the presence of recurrent abdominal pain an average of at least one day a week, says Dr. David Levinthal, a neurogastroenterologist ...
Contact a doctor for IBS if you experience severe diarrhea, extreme pain or intense cramping, or non-GI-related symptoms, such as dizziness. When you have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS ...
Functional abdominal pain (FAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are among the most commonly diagnosed medical problems in pediatrics. Symptom-based Rome III criteria for FAP and IBS have been ...
There are several theories about the origins of IBS but it's unclear exactly why. Still, there are treatments no matter the cause.