Sonia Aherne-Conroy, 25, works for an IT company in London. She has suffered from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) for seven years. Here she tells us how her condition affects her ability to lead a ...
A functional GI disorder, IBS is characterized by symptoms like bloating, gas, abdominal pain, cramping, constipation, and/or diarrhea. The syndrome is more common among women—affecting more ...
Symptom sensitivity aside, there’s clear evidence that certain digestive disorders are more likely to affect women than men. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)—a disorder that involves repeated ...
Many people with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) also have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or symptoms resembling it. Scientists are not yet sure why this happens, but it could be that EDS affects ...
More than 200 patients with IBS were monitored after undergoing gut ... The results of their study, published in the journal Gut, also showed that women were more likely to respond to hypnotherapy ...
Several things can cause IBS symptoms to be worse in the morning, including your circadian rhythm, gastrocolic reflex, and stress. It’s common for IBS symptoms to be worse in the morning.
Results: The items in the VAS-IBS capture the main physical concerns women with IBS might present and the psychometric testing confirmed that the VAS-IBS is an acceptable homogeneous patient ...