Q: I was diagnosed with IBS and feel like that basically means no one knows what’s going on. I’ve seen people recommend ...

Too often, people promote remedies for irritable bowel syndrome that have little to no scientific backing.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common conditions encountered by both primary care providers and gastroenterologists, with a pooled global prevalence of 11.2%. This functional bowel ...

IBS Problem: According to doctors, IBS is not a disease but a group of symptoms. These can include bloating, constipation, or ...

A large, long-term study led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators suggests that some medications commonly prescribed to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)—including ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common digestive disorder with unclear causes, affecting about 10% of the global population. Researchers have now discovered that opioid delta-receptor agonists may ...

A massive long-term study tracking more than 650,000 Americans with irritable bowel syndrome is raising new concerns about the safety of some commonly used treatments.

Several of the most common treatments for irritable bowel syndrome could raise the risk of death, a study suggests. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal disorder that causes a range of ...

Severe IBS symptoms and high anxiety sensitivity increase perceived barriers to smoking cessation and reinforce negative reinforcement smoking expectancies. IBS symptom severity and anxiety ...

When you live with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), avoiding foods that trigger symptoms is part of daily life. Coffee has a reputation as a bowel stimulant, but the link between coffee and IBS isn’t ...

Although the research is still new, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be the latest addition to the list of negative effects that smoking tobacco can have on your body. Decades of clinical studies ...