What is IBS?
Irritable bowel syndrome, popularly known as IBS, is a chronic relapsing intestinal disorder, i.e. relapsing, of unknown cause and is characterized by abdominal pain accompanied by diarrhea, constipation or both alternating symptoms.
Currently the causes of this disease are not known, which are triggering changes in bowel motility and sensitivity of the intestinal
mucosa. It is believed to have an important psychological factor, namely stress, anxiety and nervousness may be triggering episodes of irritable colon. Although there have also been proposed causes of hormonal type of food intolerance (different for each patient) or genetic.