Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS
Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS has variable symptoms and medical professionals classify Irritable Bowel Syndrome patients according to a few different sub-types. Although all patients must meet Rome III criteria for diagnosis, their predominant bowel symptom will determine their sub-type. The first two sub-types are self-explanatory: Constipation Predominant IBS (IBS-C) Diarrhoea Predominant IBS (IBS-D) The third sub type is reserved for individual whose symptoms swing from Diarrhoea to Constipation IBS Alternating Type (IBS-A), also known as IBS-Mixed (IBS-M) Many cases of Irritable Bowel Syndrome are self diagnosed or diagnosed by a professional with a kind of throw away explanation of...