irritable bowel syndromenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌɪr.ɪ.tə.bəl ˈbaʊ.əl ˌsɪn.drəʊm/us/ˌɪr.ɪ.t̬ə.bəl ˈbaʊ.əl ˌsɪn.droʊm/a condition that affects the bowels and causes stomach pain, and is often caused by worry or anxiety
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Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- amebic dysentery
- amoebic dysentery
- bellyache
- bilious
- bloat
- bowel incontinence
- cholera
- colic
- dyspeptic
- gastritis
- heartburn
- ileitis
- incontinence
- merycism
- mesenteric ischaemia
- mesenteric panniculitis
- occlusion
- upset
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