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- NEJM Study Finds Radiofrequency Ablation Can Reverse Barrett's Esophagus, Reduce Cancer Risk
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- Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi Named President of the Society of Surgical Oncology
- Crohn's Disease Surgeries Make Steady Advances
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- Responding to Obesity Epidemic, New Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Center Opens at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian
- $4 Million Gift Helps Create New Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
- Small, Open-Label Study Shows Potential Use of Novel Antibiotic Rifaximin for Crohn's Disease
- Dr. William B. Inabnet Named Chief of Endocrine Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Weill Cornell Scientists Identify Mechanism Governing Immune System Suppression
- New Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health Center To Be Established at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell
- Children's Hospital Appoints Foremost Authority on Treatment of Pediatric Liver and Bowel Disease
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Digestive Diseases
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) consists of a group of symptoms, the most common of which are abdominal discomfort or pain, cramping, gas, bloating, diarrhea, and/or constipation. IBS involves the colon or large bowel, the part of the digestive tract that stores stool. Not a disease, IBS is a functional disorder in which the bowel does not function properly. While there is no cure, there are effective treatments.
Experts are not certain what causes IBS. They believe it is a disorder of the muscles and/or nerves of the bowel: nerves may respond when the bowel stretches with food, or muscles may over-contract in response to food, causing cramping and diarrhea while or after eating.
IBS does not damage the bowel, or lead to other health problems, although it is painful.
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