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Dietary changes, exercise, and medications can help with IBS symptoms. Learn more.

Treatment

Your symptoms will determine the treatment you need -- or foods you should avoid. This article explains.

Making changes in your diet will be a critical part of managing IBS. Click here to learn more.

Different types of medications can help relieve IBS symptoms -- preventing IBS from interfering with your everyday activities.

Surgery is not done for irritable bowel syndrome.

Various types of treatments can help you better cope with stress -- and also relieve IBS symptoms.

This article explains what a doctor's evaluation will be for IBS.

webMD Video

Show or hide information about video: What is IBS?   What is IBS?

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Leading GI specialist and psychiatrist, Dr. Douglas A. Drossman, explains just what Irritable Bowel Syndrome is in plain English.

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Show or hide information about video: Treating Mild and Severe IBS   Treating Mild and Severe IBS

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