Share on Pinterest Experts say psychological stress can produce gastrointestinal issues. FG Trade/Getty Images Researchers say psychological stress can produce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome ...

If you have irritable bowel syndrome, you know all too well how the condition can affect your quality of life. (Photo: LaylaBird via Getty Images) Even though irritable bowel syndrome affects between ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is there a diagnostic test for irritable bowel syndrome? No. Nevertheless, we can diagnose this disease through other means and successfully treat it. Irritable bowel syndrome is a ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition that affects the large intestine. It causes uncomfortable symptoms like abdominal pain, gas, cramping, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, mucus in ...

When Your Belly Shakes, it might be a sign of some gastrointestinal shenanigans. Doctors call them stomach spasms—those involuntary muscle contractions in your abdomen that can be triggered by various ...

DEAR DOCTOR K >> What is inflammatory bowel disease? DEAR READER >> Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) usually refers to two conditions: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Both cause ongoing ...

If you have ulcerative colitis, you might see blood and mucus in your poop when you have a flare-up. It shows up most often in very loose, watery stools. This bloody diarrhea tends to happen with ...

Here's exactly why stress can make you poop more (or experience diarrhea or nausea) according to a gastroenterologist and research. “Cortisol, adrenaline, and serotonin are all released in the brain ...

You'd have to be living under a rock not to have heard about the connection between gut health and brain health. There's so much information out there about which gut-friendly foods to eat, but what ...