IBS

abbreviation

1. irritable bowel syndrome

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

She said after years of medical appointments and being told it was "just part of being a woman", "probably IBS" or repeatedly being prescribed birth control, she paid for a hysterectomy, retaining her ovaries.

From BBC

"I had read up on bowel conditions - things it could be like Crohn's, IBS, there's a list of things and cancer is on your list but not at 39 years old" said Mat.

From BBC

This is, plainly, quite a stupid way to live, and thank God my mother press-ganged me into seeing a doctor and having the gallbladder surgery, or I would still be writhing around on the floor now, bleating things like “I think it’s IBS” and “Maybe it’ll just go away.”

From Slate

She recalls her mum being told by a doctor: "I think it's just IBS. Get her to suck on a Polo mint."

From BBC