What are the most commonly listed IBS symptoms?
Managing IBS involves identifying triggers, adopting dietary changes, managing stress, and sometimes using medications to alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life. IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) symptoms can vary widely among individuals but commonly include abdominal pain or discomfort, often relieved by bowel movements, and changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea, constipation, or a combination of both. Do you know the most common symptoms of IBS? Here is what people voted on.
1
Bloating
1294
32
2
Diarrhea
1095
34
3
Constipation
1047
40
4
Flatulence
1058
65
5
Cramping
1085
95
6
Urgent bowel movement
967
18
7
Stomach pain
964
40
8
Hemorrhoids
991
75
9
Abdominal pain
987
92
10
Colon spasms
960
85
11
Brain fog
881
11
12
Stomach cramp
954
93
13
Dizziness
866
15
14
Nausea
889
56
15
Bowel incontinence
902
77
16
Joint inflammation
847
51
17
Rectal bleeding
596
15
18
Mucus in stool
588
16
19
Fatigue
594
49
20
Headache
561
30
21
Partial evacuation – bowel movement
403
22
22
Muscle ache
297
20
23
Blood in stool
233
13
24
Groin pain
238
22
25
Vomiting
226
15
26
Hives
219
11
27
Low appetite
228
21
28
Weight loss
223
18
29
Intestinal gas and pain
135
11
30
Spastic colon
107
7