irritable bowel syndrome

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. any combination of common disturbances of the bowel, as diarrhea or constipation, occurring with abdominal pain, sometimes accompanied by psychological stress. IBS

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irritable bowel syndrome British  

noun

1. med a chronic condition of recurring abdominal pain with constipation or diarrhoea or both

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irritable bowel syndrome Scientific  

/ ĭr′ĭ-tə-bəl /

1. A gastrointestinal disorder without demonstrable organic pathology, characterized by abdominal cramping, constipation, diarrhea, and mucus in the stool.

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irritable bowel syndrome

But doctors said teasing out the cancer cases at an early stage could be challenging when symptoms such as bloating are hard to distinguish from benign conditions including irritable bowel syndrome.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome who took an experimental GLP-1 drug reported relief of acute pain and those with knee osteoarthritis and obesity have less knee pain though that can’t be separated from weight loss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

She was given multiple possible reasons for her symptoms: irritable bowel syndrome, a cyst, anxiety and "just a bad period".

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

And these foods are linked to a range of chronic health issues, including Type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, certain types of cancer, irritable bowel syndrome and even early death.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026

Humbaba had the worst case of irritable bowel syndrome known to medical science.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda