What are the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?

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Q: What are the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?

How do i know if i have IBS or just flactulence?

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If you answer yes to three or more of the following questions, you may have Irritable Bowel Syndrome and you should consult your doctor. Once properly diagnosed we can help you achieve control.
- Frequently experience abdominal pain which is relieved when you have been to the toilet.
- Frequently experience abdominal bloating and discomfort.
- Frequently experience constipation.
- Frequently experience periods of diarrhoea.
- Frequently notice altered stool form (lumpy, hard, loose or watery).
On a regular basis:
- Experience alternating constipation and diarrhoea.
- Experience the need to go to the toilet frequently to defecate or feeling of incomplete emptying of the bowel.
- Experience times where there is frequent passage of mucus.
- Experience altered stool passage (straining, urgency).
- Experience lots of wind.
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