IBS: Why cutting out foods isn’t always the answer

IBS: Why cutting out foods isn’t always the answer

World IBS Day, being marked today, offers an important opportunity to raise awareness about irritable bowel syndrome, one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders worldwide, yet still widely misunderstood.IBS is characterised by symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating and altered bowel habits, including diarrhoea, constipation or a mixture of both. Although not life-threatening, it...