This page has moved. Click here to view. Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome occurs in about15 to 20 percent of adults. The disorder is more common in women than in men.
Symptoms typically begin during young adulthood.
Stress, gut neuropeptides and neuroendocrine connections to the brain are under investigation. There is a higher frequency of psychiatric diagnoses in patients with irritable bowel syndrome who Diagnosis Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional bowel disorder. Functional gastrointestinal disorders can present with several constellations of symptoms for which an organic cause may not be identifiable. Lactose intolerance, the use of products that contain sorbitol or fructose and the use of medications, such as laxatives and antacids, that affect the intestines may be easily treatable causes of diarrhea, cramps or bloating. Approximately 52 percent of A history of verbal or sexual abuse may also be important.