Patient Education Information

Irritable Bowel Syndrome - This information is courtesy of WomensHealth.gov

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Tips on Controlling Your Symptoms - FamilyDoctor.org has created this fact sheet.

What I Need To Know About IBS and Digestive Diseases Dictionary and Your Digestive System and How it Works - The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse has created these documents.

Foods To Choose If You Have Mixed Irritable Bowel Syndrome - This list of foods is courtesy of the Cleveland Clinic.

IBD & IBS:Q and A - The Cleveland Clinic explains the differences between these two disorders.

Introduction to Probiotics - Find out the latest on these from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome - This review is from the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome - National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse offers this fact sheet which includes recommended readings and contact information for the Clearinghouse.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome for Kids - KidsHealth wrote this just for kids, but adults can read it too.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Children - Addresses the special circumstances of children with IBS. Includes contact information for the Clearinghouse and the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. There is also an automatic search in the Combined Health Information Database (CHID), which lists additional books and articles.

MEDLINEPlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

Peppermint Oil - The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine offers this review of something that helps some people with IBS.