Cure Irritable Bowel

Irritable Bowel Self-Diagnosis Checklist

Symptoms that cumulatively support the diagnosis of IBS:

• Relieved with defecation; and/or
• Change in frequency of stool; and/or
• Change in appearance of stool.
• Abnormal stool frequency
• Lumpy/hard or loose/watery stool
• Straining, urgency, or feeling of incomplete evacuation
• Bloating or feeling of abdominal distention.

Supportive symptoms of IBS:

• A) Fewer than three bowel movements a week
• B) More than three bowel movements a day
• C) Hard or lumpy stools
• D) Loose (mushy) or watery stools
• E) Straining during a bowel movement
• F) Urgency (having to rush to have a bowel movement)
• G) Feeling of incomplete bowel movement
• H) Passing mucus (white material) during a bowel movement
• I) Abdominal fullness, bloating, or swelling

You are diarrhea-predominant if: At least 1 of B, D, F and none of A, C, E; or at least 2 of B, D, F and one of A or E.

You are  constipation-predominant if: At least 1 of A, C, E and none of B, D, F; or at least 2 of A, C, E and one of B, D, F.

Red flag symptoms which are not typical of IBS:

• Pain that awakens or interferes with sleep
• Diarrhea that awakens or interferes with sleep
• Blood in the stool (visible or occult)
• Weight loss
• Fever
• Abnormal physical examination

If you have any of these symptoms see your doctor immediately. If you have blood in your stool, report to the nearest medical emergency treatment centre immediately.

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