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Bowel irritability Report

Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic noninflammatory disease characterized by abdominal pain and altered bowel habits consisting of diarrhea or constipation or both.


What we've learned from patients who report Bowel irritability

Symptom severities

Severe
1,517
Moderate
3,278
Mild
2,543
None
2,863

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Bowel irritability

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Bowel irritability
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Dicyclomine 41   Dicyclomine: 1%
Bentyl 39   Bentyl: 1%
Probiotics 38   Probiotics: 1%
Amitiza 23   Amitiza: 0%
MiraLax 22   MiraLax: 0%
Colonoscopy 22   Colonoscopy: 0%
Acidophilus 20   Acidophilus: 0%
Gluten Free Diet 18   Gluten Free Diet: 0%
Laxatives 16   Laxatives: 0%
Hyoscyamine 16   Hyoscyamine: 0%
Librax 13   Librax: 0%
Align Probiotics 13   Align Probiotics: 0%
Digestive Enzymes 12   Digestive Enzymes: 0%
Mebeverine 12   Mebeverine: 0%
Omeprazole 11   Omeprazole: 0%
Lomotil 11   Lomotil: 0%
Promethazine 9   Promethazine: 0%
Flaxseed 9   Flaxseed: 0%
Yogurt with live cultures (Active, Dannon, Stoney Brown Cow) 9   Yogurt with live cultures (Active, Dannon, Stoney Brown Cow): 0%
Colace 7   Colace: 0%
Diet 7   Diet: 0%
Fiber supplement 7   Fiber supplement: 0%
Pepcid 6   Pepcid: 0%
Water 6   Water: 0%
Metamucil 6   Metamucil: 0%
Levsin SL 6   Levsin SL: 0%
FiberCon 6   FiberCon: 0%
Polyethylene Glycol 3350 6   Polyethylene Glycol 3350: 0%
High fiber diet 6   High fiber diet: 0%
Levsin 6   Levsin: 0%

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