Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), also called spastic colon, is a chronic (long-lasting) disorder of the colon, or large intestine. It is the most common gastrointestinal disorder. It affects women twice as often as men and usually begins in early adult life. Although the disorder can cause much distress, it is not serious and does not lead to serious disease.

Emotional abuse linked to digestive disorder Women who have irritable bowel syndrome -- a condition characterized by abdominal pain, bloating and diarrhea -- are more likely than other women to have been emotionally abused as adults, according to Canadian researchers...

FDA approves drug for irritable bowel syndrome US health officials on Wednesday approved Glaxo Wellcome Plc's Lotronex, a drug considered a promising new treatment for millions of Americans with a bowel disorder...

Consensus near on treating premenstrual syndrome Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), that little-understood, little-studied ailment so common among women, seems to be garnering a greater consensus among doctors on how to diagnose and treat it...

Landmark Survey Shows Significant Impact Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome On Lives Of American Women In the largest, most comprehensive national survey ever on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), nearly 40 percent of women with IBS reported experiencing abdominal pain they described as intolerable without some kind of relief...

Discriminating Diseases: Heart, Bone, Digestive Diseases Attack Women Much Differently Than Men, Researchers Reveal Research unveiled at a national conference of the Society for Women`s Health Research indicates that gender plays a major role in the underlying causes and...

Discriminating Diseases: Heart, Bone, Digestive Diseases Attack Women Much Differently Than Men, Researchers Reveal Research unveiled at a national conference of the Society for Women's Health Research indicates that gender plays a major role in the underlying causes...