Endometriosis may be a major contributor to IBS in women.ĭoes endometriosis cause IBS or can IBS symptoms be worsened by endometriosis?Įndometriosis doesn’t cause IBS, patients with endometriosis are often misdiagnosed with IBS. IBS and endometriosis share a lot of symptoms, and it seems that patients with endometriosis have higher risk of IBS than the normal population. What are the links between IBS and endometriosis? It can affect women from any age and the main symptom is chronic abdominal pain especially during the menstruation. It causes symptoms like stomach cramps, bloating and flatulence, chronic abdominal pain or discomfort, associated with diarrhoea, constipation, or both.Ĭan you give us a brief description of endometriosis?Įndometriosis is a medical condition where endometrial tissue, similar to the one that normally is inside of the uterus, grows outside of the uterus in other organs, such as the fallopian tubes, ovaries, intestines, etc.
IBS is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder in the absence of structural gastrointestinal disease, infection, or biochemical disturbance. Jessica García from Clinica Tambre explainsĬan you first start by explaining what IBS is? Is there a link between Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and endometriosis? Dr.
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