Those with IBS know that stress is often a trigger for their symptoms, making it difficult to navigate IBS and anxiety together as interacting conditions. The anxiety around having IBS symptoms can ...

Could IBS be caused by gravity? That's a new hypothesis for a disease that affects more than 10% of Americans. (Photo: Getty Images) First, what is IBS? According to Dr. Subhankar Chakraborty, an ...

This informational guide, part of PS's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to help.

The symptoms of IBS are abdominal pain, bloating, gas, and diarrhea or constipation. Here's how to treat it.

The Mediterranean diet outperforms general healthy eating advice for improving symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, new data ...

Two gastroenterologists explain how stress and IBS are connected, giving tips on how to manage it and alleviate symptoms. If you’re one of the millions of people with irritable bowel syndrome, also ...

Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is among the most common gastrointestinal conditions today. It affects some 10% to 15% of people in the U.S., per the American College of Gastroenterology. A chronic ...

You’ve heard of IBS. You may even be a card-carrying member of the #hotgirlshaveIBS club. But what is IBS, exactly? IBS stands for irritable bowel syndrome and it’s a common disorder that affects the ...

People with IBS often say the pain feels like cramps in the lower abdomen, often felt during bowel movements or just prior to them. Tenderness when the abdomen is touched and discomfort from bloating ...

Differences in men and women’s IBS symptoms – and how bad they are – may be due to differences in hormones. Men have more ...

It can be overwhelming to receive a diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition which refers to the chronic diseases that can cause inflammation in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract.