What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS is by definition a group of symptoms related to constipation and diarrhea of an unknown cause. At Dr. Butler’s we provide affordable irritable bowel syndrome treatment to our patients.

Diagnosing Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Firstly, to diagnose if you have irritable bowel syndrome or not the doctor will be checking the patient for the symptoms and will also be checking the family history of the patient. Other than that, the doctor might be doing certain tests such as:

Blood test

A health care professional would be taking blood samples of the patient and further sending it to the lab. After which the doctor will be checking the conditions other than the IBS which might be inclusive of anemia and digestive diseases.

Stool test

Under stool test, the doctor or the concerned person will be offering you with a container for your stool sample. Primarily the doctors use stool samples for checking blood in your stool for checking any signs of disease.

Other tests

The doctors might also perform certain other tests which they might find suitable according to the patients need and health issue.

Medication

If you are going through an irritable bowel syndrome then your doctors might recommend you with:

• Loperamide
• Rifaximin
• Eluxadoline
• Alosetron (Lotronex)

which is prescribed only to women and is prescribed with special warnings and precautions

If the condition is with constipation then the doctor may recommend:

• Fiber supplements
• Laxatives
• Lubiprostone
• Linaclotide
• Plecanatide

Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS is by definition a group of symptoms related to constipation and diarrhea of an unknown cause. At Dr. Butler’s we provide affordable irritable bowel syndrome treatment to our patients.

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