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Signs and Symptoms of IBS in Women

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common digestive disorder that affects the large intestine, causing discomfort and problems with bowel movements. Frequent symptoms include abdominal pain, bloating ...
Medical Xpress

IBS affects women more than men—here's why

For a while, the "hot girls have stomach problems" trend on social media has been a way for women to destigmatize irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). By sharing content about bloating, farting, diarrhea ...
Newsweek

Woman With IBS Can't Cope With Unexpectedly 'Thoughtful' Gift on Vacation

Lydia Patrick is a Newsweek Life and Trends Reporter based in London, focusing on emerging trends, human interest stories, and women's issues. She previously uncovered a growing pattern of knife crime ...
WBAL-TV

Woman's Doctor: Irritable bowel syndrome twice as common in women than in men

PRACTITIONERS. WELL, IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, OR IBS CAN BE REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE. IBS AFFECTS THE STOMACH AND THE INTESTINES AND CAN CAUSE CRAMPING, ABDOMINAL BLOATING, ...
Business Insider

I was running to the toilet up to 15 times a day for 14 years. Taking postbiotics changed my life.

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Yahoo

A woman who had diarrhea up to 40 times a day was misdiagnosed with IBS. It was really an inflammatory bowel disease called microscopic colitis.

For over a decade, a UK mom experienced increasing diarrhea, bathroom urgency, and fatigue. She was finally diagnosed with microscopic colitis, which requires a biopsy of the colon, in 2022. The ...