IBS - Original Articles

The holiday season is a joyful time, but the anxiety of facing crowded malls, planning family festivities, and making the rounds at parties can cause an already sensitive digestive system to act up. Here's how to regain your calm when the stressors just keep on coming.

Facing the upcoming holiday celebrations and the inevitable food frenzy can be difficult if you have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

While it may be embarrassing to talk about, don't hesitate to tell your doctor about any symptoms of bowel incontinence you may be experiencing. Good treatments are available to improve, if not completely correct, the problem.

Massage therapy may be helpful in relieving stress, which can disrupt the digestive process and aggravate IBS symptoms. It may also help alleviate the pain and discomfort associated with other digestive disorders.

Every day your body performs a digestive feat: seamlessly breaking down the foods you eat into small molecules of nutrients that are then absorbed into the blood and carried to cells throughout your body, providing you with the energy you need to perform.

Scientists have found that broccoli and plantain fibers may significantly prevent E.coli movement within the bowels.

A new type of camera is making it possible for doctors to get a better look at colorectal polyps and other lesions that may be missed with the current colonoscope alone.

Learn more about the causes, symptoms, and treatments.

Already a nutritional superstar, Vitamin K may be even more beneficial than we think. Find out how to get your daily dose.

New research is suggesting a strong correlation between Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and sugar intolerance. So what does this mean for you and your chances for finding digestive relief?

People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are all too familiar with its symptoms: Cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea. But for people with diarrhea-predominant IBS, or IBS-D, diarrhea is the primary symptom. Here, tips to cope.

Most women are all too familiar with the moodiness, cravings, cramps, and bloating that coincide with their menstrual cycle. But for those suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), digestive symptoms tend to get worse during this time. Find out the reasons as well as what can be done to ease your symptoms.

Short bowel syndrome refers to a group of problems associated with the poor absorption of nutrients that usually occurs in people who have had half or more of their small intestine surgically removed. So can people with this short bowel syndrome live normal lives?

Diarrhea. Abdominal pain. Fever. Dehydration. If you've ever suffered from something called pouchitis, you're all too familiar with these symptoms. Here, learn how to manage this painful condition.

Bloating is never pleasant, but uncomfortable and irritating. Not only is bloating caused by foods and stress, but can also be induced by hormones. Find out how this happens and what you can do to prevent it.

It may be embarrassing to talk about gas, but how much gas is too much is important to keep in mind. Find out when is it normal and healthy and when does it indicate that your stomach health is at risk.

While living with IBS can be challenging, it doesn't have to prevent you from enjoying an active lifestyle. After all, you may not be looking to run a marathon or travel the world. You just want to live a normal life. Here, we show you how.

The colonoscopy exam may have just gotten easier. In the new "virtual" colonoscopy, images of the colon and rectum are taken via a CT scan, which the doctor can then examine for polyps or other precancerous changes.

A new study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology is showing that shift workers, especially those working in rotating shifts, are at a significantly higher risk for developing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and stomach pain than workers in a standard nine-to-five time schedule.

Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in New York City have identified genes linked to ulcerative colitis, one of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBS).

If you have IBS, you're probably constantly on the lookout for new treatments. Well, you may be disheartened to hear the results of a recent study.

Scientists are saying that those with IBD may be 16 times more likely to suffer from dangerous blood clots.

A recent study may be shedding light on a new remedy for IBD.

An analysis of more than a dozen of trials suggests that peppermint oil may be the key to relief.

Research is showing that exercise can also help relieve some of the painful symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

If you have IBS, you know you're well-aware that your stomach isn't like everyone else's. Now, research is showing that your brain may be a little bit different, too.

Researchers have discovered that those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have an increased risk of developing conditions such as arthritis, chronic renal, disease, and even multiple sclerosis.

Studies are showing that this mind-body technique may ease the cramping and bloating associated with IBS.

This microbe could pose a problem for your condition.

Although they are different diseases, Celiac and Crohn s share similar symptoms and characteristics.