What symptoms of IBS are concerning?
Irritable bowel syndrome is a gastrointestinal (GI) condition that causes recurrent attacks of abdominal pain or discomfort in association with changes in bowel habits. The pain and/or discomfort caused by irritable bowel syndrome is usually in the lower half of the area around the belly button to down into the pelvis, called the abdomen. The abdominal pain and/or discomfort of IBS often is associated with having a bowel movement (BM) and can get better or worse after having a BM.
