What I Need to Know About Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781478303985)

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder, meaning that the symptoms are caused by changes in how the GI tract works. Food is digested, or broken down, in the GI tract. IBS is not a disease. Symptoms can come and go repeatedly without signs of damage to the GI tract. The most common symptoms of IBS are abdominal pain or discomfort, often reported as cramping, along with diarrhea, constipation, or both. This publication by the National Institutes of Health (Publication No. 12-4686) discusses IBS, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatments.

Author: National Institutes of Health,National Institute of D Kidney Diseases,U. S. Depart Human Services
ISBN-10: 1478303980
ISBN-13: 9781478303985
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/24/2012
Pages: 28
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.11lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.06d