DON'T Jump to SSRIs for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
May 2015
Patients often ask about options for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)...to relieve gas, bloating, cramping, diarrhea, or constipation.
Encourage minimizing stress and foods that worsen symptoms.
Advise patients to be aware of "trigger" foods. Common culprits are hard-to-digest carbs called "FODMAPs"...fermentable, oligo-, di-, and mono-saccharides and polyols...in some fruits, veggies, milk, grains, etc.
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