SYMPTOMS VARY BETWEEN PEOPLE IN SEVERITY & TYPE
There is often an overlap in symptoms in IBS where you could suffer from symptoms in your gut but also symptoms that are more centrally mediated. It is important to understand the impact of your the gut-brain connection.
GASTROINTESTINAL
- Abdominal pain
- Discomfort
- Wind
- Flatulence
- Bloating
- Burping
- Passing mucus
- Urgency
- Diarrhoea
- Constipation
- Nausea
- Reflux
- Rumbling noises
- Relief after going to toilet
- Feeling the need to open the bowels even after just having been to the toilet
- Symptoms worsen after eating
NON-GASTROINTESTINAL
- Fatigue
- Headache
- Backache
- Poor sleep
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Pain
- Reduced quality of life
