Between 25 million and 45 million people in the United States live with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic disorder ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic condition that causes gut pain and bloating, and women are far more likely to ...

Gut problems like irritable bowel syndrome are often worse in women. A mouse study reveals a pain pathway involving estrogen, ...

The digestive system, particularly the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, is one of the body’s largest and most complex systems, running from the mouth all the way to the anus. It includes organs such as ...

Women are dramatically more likely than men to suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic condition causing ...

Previous research has shown that many more women than men have the chronic condition, known as IBS, that causes abdominal ...

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome are at no greater risk of having polyps, colon cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases than healthy people undergoing colonoscopies, according to a new study.

Many people with irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, develop a sixth sense about public restrooms. They know where to find one in a hurry and are used to leaving a table of friends at dinner or a sale ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) goes by many names including nervous stomach, irritable bowel, irritable colon or spastic colon. Whatever it’s called, the condition most often occurs in people in their ...

Colon spasms can affect the frequency, shape, and urgency of your bowel movements. They can occur with trapped gas and some health conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis ...

The diagnosis is commonly made after a colonoscopy shows more twists than usual, which can make for a difficult exam.