Irritable Bowel or Irritable Brain?
What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a mixture of abdominal symptoms for which there is no apparent cause.
IBS is a disorder in which the nerves that control the muscles in the GI tract are too active causing it to become sensitive to food, stool, gas, and stress.
Also called spastic colon or mucous colitis or irritable colon.
It is common in people between the ages of 25 – 45 and more common in women than in men.
It is estimated that 10 – 20% of the Western society are diagnosed with this condition.