IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) is characterized as a common disorder of the intestines with symptoms of cramps, excessive gas, bloating, diahrrea, and constipation. Many patients diagnosed with IBS, suffer from at least two or three of these symptoms. More people suffer from IBS than either asthma or diabetes. Douglas A. Drossman, M.D., of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill was reported saying, "That in about 65 percent of the population with IBS, the condition isn't severe enough to prompt them to see a doctor". This means that there are a large number of people who have IBS who don't even know they have it.
Doctors have misdiagnosed IBS for years, labeling it as a form of disease of the colon. Such a diagnosis is inaccurate because colitis causes inflammation and IBS does not. What actually causes ulcerative colitis is unknown, and while there are theories none so far have been proven. The most popular theory is that the body's immune system reacts to a virus or a......
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