Tag Archives: IBS

IBS Diagnosis: Are we missing something else?

IBS or IBD?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), states that roughly 3.1 million (1.3%) adults in the United States have an IBD diagnosis, while up to 15% of patients have an IBS diagnosis according to the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG). While these two gastrointestinal conditions may present themselves similarly, they are quite different for […]

Similarities and Differences Between IBS and IBD

doctor holding diagram of intestines

IBS vs IBD: Their Similarities and Differences Explained Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are both extremely painful gastrointestinal disorders. They are often confused with one another due to the similarities in their names and the fact that they share some common symptoms. However, these two conditions are vastly different in many […]