The most common symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are pain in your abdomen, often related to your bowel movements, and changes in your bowel movements. These changes may be diarrhea, constipation, or both, depending on what type of IBS you have. Other symptoms of IBS may include bloating

Irritable bowel syndrome ( IBS) is a "disorder of gut-brain interaction" characterized by a group of symptoms that commonly include abdominal pain and or abdominal bloating and changes in the consistency of bowel movements. [1] These symptoms may occur over a long time, sometimes for years. [2]

Short bowel syndrome is a condition in which some portion of the small or large intestine has been removed or doesn’t function properly. As a result, people with short bowel syndrome can’t.

1. Rectal bleeding 2. Tenesmus 3. Persistent abdominal pain 4. Fatigue 5. Weight loss 6. Bowel habit changes Metastatic colorectal cancer symptoms Stages of colorectal cancer Screening for bowel cancer Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) Stool DNA tests Colonoscopy Computed tomography (CT or CAT) colonography Sigmoidoscopy

People with IBS typically have episodes of diarrhea and/or constipation, along with gas, bloating, abdominal cramping and frequent, strong urges to use the bathroom. IBS affects how quickly or slowly food moves through the digestive system, resulting in diarrhea or constipation.

Complications of chronic constipation include: Swollen veins in your anus (hemorrhoids). Straining to have a bowel movement may cause swelling in the veins in and. Torn skin in your anus (anal fissure). A large or hard stool can cause tiny tears in the anus. Stool that can't be expelled (fecal.