April is IBS Awareness Month But Let’s Talk About What IBS Actually Means

Over the years, I’ve worked with a lot of people who’ve been told the same thing: “It’s just IBS.” And while that label can be helpful in ruling out more serious conditions… It often leaves people stuck. IBS is not an actual diagnosis- it is a labeling of symptoms and in my opinion a cop out when your GI doctor or PCP don’t know what’s going on Symptoms we often see with IBS: bloating gas constipation or diarrhea abdominal discomfort But it doesn’t tell us WHY those symptoms are happening in...