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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
|
1,507 |  |
|---|---|---|
|
Moderate
|
3,283 |  |
|
Mild
|
2,496 |  |
|
None
|
2,872 |  |
What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Bowel irritability
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dicyclomine | 40 |  |
|
| Bentyl | 36 | |
|
| Probiotics | 31 | |
|
| Amitiza | 20 | |
|
| MiraLax | 20 | |
|
| Gluten Free Diet | 18 | |
|
| Acidophilus | 17 | |
|
| Laxatives | 17 | |
|
| Hyoscyamine | 16 | |
|
| Librax | 12 | |
|
| Mebeverine | 12 | |
|
| Omeprazole | 11 | |
|
| Digestive Enzymes | 10 | |
|
| Flaxseed | 9 | |
|
| Colonoscopy | 9 | |
|
| Promethazine | 9 | |
|
| Lomotil | 8 | |
|
| Yogurt with live cultures (Active, Dannon, Stoney Brown Cow) | 8 | |
|
| Align Probiotics | 7 | |
|
| Colace | 7 | |
|
| Fiber supplement | 7 | |
|
| Pepcid | 6 | |
|
| High fiber diet | 6 | |
|
| Diet | 6 | |
|
| Water | 6 | |
|
| Metamucil | 6 | |
|
| FiberCon | 6 | |
|
| Ranitidine Prescription | 5 | |
|
| Levsin | 5 | |
|
| Stool Softener | 5 | |
Report created on May 28, 2012.