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About Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
IBS HELP
Welcome to your complete resource for trustworthy information, support, and assistance from IFFGD about irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We are a nonprofit started in 1991 by one person struggling with the challenges of a chronic digestive disorder.
On this site you will find help and information you can use about IBS.
- What it is
- How to recognize it
- What to do about it
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IBS Strikes Often
Most people are surprised to learn they are not alone with IBS. In fact, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects about 1 out of 10 people or more.* IBS is one of the most common disorders seen by doctors. There's no single treatment or cure. There are ways to manage IBS so that you feel better.
Irritable bowel syndrome is sometimes called spastic colon, mucous colitis, spastic colitis, nervous stomach, or irritable colon. These are outdated terms.
GERD Awareness Week
November 18-24, 2012
Frequent heartburn or indigestion may be a symptom of GERD - a common condition that can be treated. If left untreated, GERD can become serious.
Raising Awareness
Look for this IBS Awareness Public Service Announcement (PSA) on your local TV stations. Go »
Support the FGIMDs Research Enhancement Act
Urge your Member of the U.S. House of Representatives to cosponsor the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2011 (H.R. 2239). Find out how you can help. Go »
Support the Veteran's Advocacy Taskforce
Functional GI-affected veterans: Lawmakers need to hear your voice. Find out how you can help. Go »
If it Looks Fine, Why Does it Feel Bad?
Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is one of a range of conditions known as "functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders." In IBS, this "disorder of functioning" is with the way nerves and muscles are working. In the doctor's office nothing abnormal is seen on tests.
The bowels look fine. Yet there is pain, discomfort, and other symptoms that won't go away or keep coming back. Certain signs and symptoms are the basis for identifying, or diagnosing, IBS.
IBS is complex. It is not a risk for life-threatening diseases, but it can have a major impact on a person’s life.
Find Help Here
There are ways to treat and manage IBS. The first step is to find out about IBS, and have your questions answered.
IFFGD is here for you. On this site, you'll find help about...
- Symptoms
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Treatments
- IBS Diet
and much more. We'll help you take control of your IBS.
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Help solve the puzzles of IBS and other GI disorders – take part in studies from home or in person. Go » Request a free information packet. |
IBS NEWS YOU CAN USE
• New VA Rule Helps Veterans with Functional GI Disorders, like IBS
• Defining Severity in IBS and Functional GI Disorders
• Genetic Factors in IBS?
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Find more answers to your digestive health questions
Among the many pages on this site, you'll find lots of helpful information about GI disorders, research, clinical trials and much more in our Learning Center. Open our Library of over 200 premium and complimentary publications; you'll find the most complete collection on the web of original articles, written by many leading experts, which address digestive health topics.
*Worldwide prevalence rates of IBS range from 9–23% and U.S. rates are generally in the area of 10–15%.
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The Functional GI and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act Go »
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