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Digestive & GastrointestinalMild
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Gastroenterology · Digestive & Gastrointestinal
Mild
Severity
Common — affects a significant proportion of adults, more frequently women, though many cases go undiagnosed
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Gastroenterology
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1The exact cause is not fully understood
- 2but contributing factors include abnormal gut motility
- 3heightened sensitivity of the intestines to normal digestive stimuli
- 4disruption of the gut-brain communication axis
- 5and imbalances in gut bacteria. Psychological stress and anxiety are strongly associated with symptom flares
- 6though they are not considered the sole cause. A history of gastrointestinal infection
- 7certain food intolerances
- 8and hormonal changes can also trigger or worsen symptoms in susceptible individuals.
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