- recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress
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- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS or spastic colon) is a functional bowel disorder characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits in the absence of any detectable organic cause. In some cases, the symptoms are relieved by bowel movements.
- A functional disorder causing the nerves and muscles of the large intestine to be oversensitive, leading to symptoms such as cramp, bloating, flatulence, diarrhoea and constipation
- A condition involving the GI tract, which has some similar symptoms to Crohn's disease.
- A disorder of the intestine that affects motility and causes abdominal pain, bloating and irregular bowel movements (constipation and / or diarrhoea). Used to be known in the past as spastic colon or colitis and irritable colon.
- A common disorder of the intestines that leads to cramping, bloating, and changes in bowel habits. Some people with IBS have constipation (difficult or infrequent bowel movements); others have diarrhea (frequent loose stools, often with an urgent need to move the bowels); and some people .
- Increased sensitivity of the intestine, characterised by recurrent abdominal cramps, bloating, mucus in stools, irregular bowel habits, diarrhoea and constipation.
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