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With as many as one in five adults affected at some time, IBS is the most common condition of the gut. Its causes are unknown, but there are things you can do to improve the symptoms.

FACTSHEETS
Baby colic
Constipation (Babies)
Vomiting in children
Common complaints
Acid reflux (Gastro-oesophageal reflux)
Appendicitis
Constipation
Diarrhoea
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Heartburn
Peptic ulcers
Peptic ulcers - treatment
Upset stomach
Food and travel risks
Dysentery (Amoebic)
Lactose intolerance
Salmonella and food poisoning
Travellers' diarrhoea
Women
Constipation in pregnancy
Lower abdominal pain
Cancer
Colon and rectal cancer
Oesophageal cancer
Stomach cancer
Other conditions
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Colitis (Ulcerative)
Colonic polyps
Chronic pancreatitis
Crohn's disease
Gallbladder disease
Haemochromatosis (Iron storage disease)
Primary biliary cirrhosis
EXAMINATIONS AND PROCEDURES
Gastroscopy - examination of the gullet and stomach
Lactose tolerance test
Screening for gastrointestinal cancer
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