Irritable Bowel Syndrome (cont.)
Medical Author:
John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP
John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEPJohn P. Cunha, DO, is a U.S. board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician. Dr. Cunha's educational background includes a BS in Biology from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and a DO from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, MO. He completed residency training in Emergency Medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey. Medical Editor:
Bhupinder Anand, MD
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome PreventionFollow the diet and lifestyle recommendations as outlined above, and as discussed with your physician. Avoiding triggers is the best way to prevent symptoms of IBS. Viewer Comments & ReviewsIrritable Bowel Syndrome - How Was Diagnosis EstablishedThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:How was the diagnosis of your irritable bowel syndrome established? Irritable Bowel Syndrome - SymptomsThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What are your irritable bowel syndrome symptoms? |
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional GI disorder characterized by abdominal pain and altered bowel habits in the absence of specific and unique organic pathology.
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