Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common long-term bowel problem. The gut becomes over-sensitive, causing repeated abdominal pain, bloating and changes in bowel habits. IBS doesn't damage the intestines, but it can affect work, travel and sleep.

Common symptoms

  • Abdominal pain or cramps that ease after passing stool
  • Bloating and gas
  • Constipation, loose motions, or both in turns
  • Urgency, or a feeling that the bowel hasn't fully emptied
  • Mucus in the stool

Common triggers

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Irregular meals and late-night eating
  • Spicy, oily or packaged food
  • Milk or wheat in some people
  • Poor sleep

When it may not be IBS

See a physician for tests if you have blood in the stool, weight loss without trying, symptoms that wake you at night, anaemia, fever, or new bowel changes after age 50. These point to other conditions that need checking first.

How Dr Amit Kumar Gupta approaches IBS

He looks at the type and duration of your symptoms, bowel pattern, food triggers, stress and health history before prescribing homeopathic medicine. Follow-ups track whether pain, bloating and bowel habits are improving. IBS tends to come and go, so the aim is fewer and milder flare-ups over time.

Diet and daily habits that help

  • Eat at regular times and don't skip meals
  • Cut down on spicy, oily and processed food
  • Increase fibre slowly, as tolerated
  • Drink enough water
  • Keep a food diary to spot your own triggers
  • Make time for walking, yoga or another way to manage stress

If loose motions are your main problem, read about loose motions that keep coming back.

Dr Amit Kumar (BHMS, Delhi Homoeopathic Board Reg. No. 2350) has practised in Sector 4, Vaishali, Ghaziabad since 1994. The clinic is at B-3, Basement, Mini Reliance Plaza, near Sarvodaya Hospital, open Monday to Saturday, 11 AM to 1 PM and 6 PM to 8 PM. A consultation costs ₹500.

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