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Coping with IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

Symptoms such as stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation are caused by IBS, which tends to come and go over time, lasting days, weeks or months.

The exact cause is unknown – possibly it’s linked to motility, where food passes through your gut too quickly or too slowly, oversensitive nerves in your gut, stress and a family history of

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