Modern medical doctors are not sure what causes Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Opinions abound but the most common ones include being sensitive to certain foods, reactions to stress, immune system differences, or a person’s colon and bowel not working normally in general.
IBS is a condition suffered by one in five Americans, and is thought to be undiagnosed and untreated in as much as 70 percent of sufferers. IBS is a problem for women more often than men, but it is not associated with more severe colon related diseases. There is no inflammation of the colon when someone has IBS, and no other growths or obstructions.
