A female GI doctor who specializes in women’s GI issues addresses IBS vs. menstrual cramps related to PMS. What are the differences between IBS cramps and those from premenstrual syndrome? “The main difference between menstrual [...]
Here’s what a cancer-gyn doctor says about ovarian cancer vs. IBS symptoms. There are many articles or forum postings online with titles like “ovarian cancer vs. IBS” or “Is it IBS or ovarian cancer.” I [...]
A GI doctor describes benign causes of oily or greasy bowel movements. Do your stools look slimy, oily or greasy? If they appear different lately, you should see a gastroenterologist, since only a doctor can [...]
It’s not true that irritable bowel syndrome can affect menstruation. “IBS, while a disorder that can cause rather inconvenient symptoms, is not a dangerous disease, and is not associated with any increased risk for other [...]
Many irritable bowel syndrome sufferers wonder if their dark green stools are related to their IBS. Do you have IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and are wondering if the dark green color of your stools is [...]
If you have what seems like belly button pain, and have been diagnosed with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), could there be a connection? Some people have belly button pain, and some people have irritable bowel [...]
Do you have irritable bowel syndrome and have recently vomited, noticing a greenish color to what came out of you? Sometimes, a person with irritable bowel syndrome will vomit and notice that there is a [...]
Irritable bowel syndrome is diagnosed only after all other causes of your symptoms are ruled out; can a swollen belly be caused by IBS? If you have irritable bowel syndrome, you may have noticed that [...]
Stools – no, I don’t mean the high circular chairs in bars – but poops. How well do you know your poops? If you’re reading this, chances are pretty good that you’ve examined your poops [...]
"Change in bowel habits" is commonly listed as a symptom of colon cancer, but this doesn't mean that microscopic colitis can't also cause a change in poop habits and appearance. Your stools and bowel habits [...]
Malabsorption that results in odd-looking stools can have a variety of causes, and IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) can also cause stools to appear less-than-normal. You may be wondering if there was a way to distinguish [...]
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can cause back pain. If you have back pain that has not responded to massage or other typical treatments, you may actually have IBS. First of all, how does IBS even [...]
Leg pain can have a ton of causes ranging from so very benign to life threatening--and one of those possible causes is irritable bowel syndrome. Having pain in your leg and wondering if this is [...]
IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and microscopic colitis produce symptoms that are similar enough to result in misdiagnosis. So do you have IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) or microscopic colitis? After all, the symptoms overlap. Furthermore, symptoms [...]
Does your stomach make all sorts of gurgling, rumbling and other strange, weird sounds? "Has it reached a point where other people can actually hear your belly making these noises? I'm not talking about hunger [...]
Pheeuw, do you have really bad smelling gas? It's been said that really foul smelling gas means that the offender is very healthy. Of course, this is just a crazy myth. "Silent but deadly" has been [...]
Symptoms of IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and colon cancer are nearly identical. In fact, they are so similar that I had to wonder if there was a way that a person, who is experiencing troubling [...]
