Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Definition: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Noun

1. Recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress.

Specialty Definitions: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Domain	Definitions
Health	A disorder that comes and goes. Nerves that control the muscles in the GI tract are too active. The GI tract becomes sensitive to food, stool, gas, and stress. Causes abdominal pain, bloating, and constipation or diarrhea. Also called spastic colon or mucous colitis. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Synonyms: mucous colitis (n), spastic colon (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

English words defined with "irritable bowel syndrome": tenesmus. (references)

Specialty definitions using "irritable bowel syndrome": Functional Disorders ♦ Orlistat. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Domain	Title
References	The 2002 Official Patient's Sourcebook on Irritable Bowel Syndrome (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Irritable Bowel Syndrome & the Mind-Body/Brain-Gut Connection: 8 Steps for Living a Healthy Life with a Functional Bowel Disorder or Colitis (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Functional bowel disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, in which the intestines do not work normally. (references)
		Additional causes of constipation include medications, irritable bowel syndrome, abuse of laxatives, and specific diseases. (references)
		Women are more likely than men to report a digestive condition, particularly non-ulcer dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). (references)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
irritable bowel syndrome	3,290
irritable bowel syndrome symptom	145
irritable bowel syndrome diet	100
irritable bowel syndrome treatment	59
irritable bowel syndrome information	43
irritable bowel syndrome ibs	26
irritable bowel syndrome cure	21
irritable bowel syndrome cause	20
child and irritable bowel syndrome	20
irritable bowel syndrome medication	15
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irritable bowel syndrome feline	4
irritable bowel syndrome remedy	3
irritable bowel syndrome cat	3
irritable bowel syndrome uk	3
alternative treatment irritable bowel syndrome	2
irritable bowel syndrome symptom and cause	2
anxiety and irritable bowel syndrome	2
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Modern Translation: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Language		Translations for "irritable bowel syndrome"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Spanish		síndrome del intestino irritable. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Alternative Orthography: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

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HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Irritable Bowel Syndrome"

Language	Coverage	Language Translations
Spanish	diccionario, definición, traducción	español
English	Dictionary, Definition, Translation	inglés

INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial

5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Orthography

9. Bibliography

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Definition: Irritable Bowel Syndrome