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Doctor Q&A: A gastroenterologist
explains irritable bowel syndrome,
a common digestive disorder that
can affect a person's quality of life
and afflicts more women than men

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BY LEXI DWYER

Although it doesn't cause long-term
damage to the gut, irritable bowel
syndrome, or IBS, is a digestive
condition that leads to symptoms
such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, nausea and
bloating. IBS affects an estimated
8 to 15 percent of Americans and
is more common in women.
"For every two men in the
United States with IBS, there are
three women," says Madhusudan
Grover, MD, MBBS, a gastroenterologist and spokesman for the American
Gastroenterological Association.
The symptoms can be severe and
cause daily difficulties for people with
IBS. Grover answered our questions
about this common and challenging
syndrome.

How is IBS diagnosed?

PHOTO BY STOCKSY

Grover: To be diagnosed with IBS, you need

to have a combination of abdominal pain and
bowel dysfunction such as diarrhea or constipation, and there needs to be an association
between the two, so the pain improves with
a bowel movement or gets worse. If someone
has only abdominal pain, constipation or
diarrhea, that's not IBS.
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