Irritable bowel syndrome
Other names | Spastic colon, nervous colon, mucous colitis, spastic bowel
Specialty | Gastroenterology
Symptoms | Diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain
Usual onset | Before 45 years old
Duration | Long term
Causes | Unknown
Diagnostic method | Based on symptoms, exclusion of other diseases
Differential diagnosis | Celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, microscopic colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, bile acid malabsorption, colon cancer
Treatment | Symptomatic (dietary changes, medication, probiotics, counseling)
Prognosis | Normal life expectancy
Frequency | 12.5% (developed world)