Overview
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Urgent advice: Ask for an urgent GP appointment if:
- you are not improving with treatment
- new onset gut symptoms
- unexplained weight loss
- blood in your stool
- waking up at night to open your bowels
Overview
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a non-life threatening long term and recurring disorder affecting the gut.
IBS often results in symptoms such as:
- Bloating
- Wind
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhoea
- Constipation
- Nausea
- Stomach noises
- Reflux
Information:
Research in the last 10 years has shown that as many as 75% of patients with IBS will improve their symptoms with the use of dietary changes.
