IBS Polls

Choose the type of IBS which best describes you.

Significant other or family members can be either helpful or unhelpful when a person is dealing with IBS, and the nature of these relationships can directly impact symptom severity. Family support is a crucial part of a strong support network, which can help manage stress and alleviate symptoms.

While a diagnosis of IBS is often a change in life style every condition has an impact beyond the illness itself. What things do you miss most from your life before and/or with a diagnosis of IBS?

A comorbidity is when two or more conditions or diseases are present at the same time in a patient. It is not at all unusual for a patient with Irritable Bowel Syndrome to have Fibromyalgia. This is a condition marked by pain, tiredness, and muscle pain in areas of the body. It is estimated that at least 50% of patients seen by the family physician or by a gastroenterologist have at least one additional (comorbid) condition. Some conditions could be related to the gastrointestinal system and some could be elsewhere in the body. Often, the more conditions a patient has the more severe their IBS is might be. The reason is unknown. (Our poll is anonymous)

Defecation is the term given for the act of expelling feces from the digestive tract via the anus. It is a complex function that requires coordinated involvement from the gastrointestinal system, the nervous system, as well as the musculoskeletal system. The frequency of defecation within a 24-hour period varies depending on age and diet, but most people tend to have a bowel movement 1 to 3 times daily. Please complete our poll. How many times do you poop daily?