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IBS

British  

abbreviation

  1. irritable bowel syndrome

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He also highlighted the need for future treatment guidelines to better address the long-term safety of medications frequently used for IBS.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

The findings also suggest a meaningful biological connection between bowel movement frequency and IBS, a condition that affects millions of people worldwide.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

Despite the IBS that the famed sketch-comedy show allegedly gives its cast members, “SNL” has lifted the careers of comedians like Rudolph and Jones.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

"Typically a patient would probably be diagnosed with appendicitis or IBS first."

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

Jumping around my room in an all-over IBS wiggly dance, feet kicking, he steps on markers.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

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