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Are You Sure It Isn’t Just IBS? Better Yet, Be Sure It Isn’t Something Else.

IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) is exactly that….its irritable.. As it stands it has lots of morbidities but not mortality BUT, it is very important to be sure it is in fact IBS you have as other condition with similar presentations may not be so forgiving. Examples include cancers, inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease and diverticulitis. Watch the video below for what to look out for!

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5 point summary of the very short video! (incase you forgot your headphones:

  1. It’s a common condition
  2. IBS is not IBD
  3. Symptoms are never at night, there is no fevers or weight loss or vomiting
  4. Triggers include stress, certain foods and the microbiome disruption
  5. Other things can look like IBS but are NOT, e.g. IBD, microscopic colitis, lactose intolerance, Cancer.
Doctor Prabhjot has been a Consultant in Gastroenterology & Hepatology in the UK for 19 years and is now back in Malaysia. With this blog, he aims to raise awareness of healthy living so we can all enjoy life to the fullest.

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