Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms – why do I have lower stomach pain?

 

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, (IBS) is a digestive disorder of the gastro-intestinal tract that causes lower stomach pain as well as other bowel related symptoms after eating certain foods. If your stomach hurts after eating, it is best to talk to a doctor to find out if you have IBS, which is also called spastic colon, Colitis, and dysfunctional bowel disease. IBS has been found more often in women than in men, and 20% of adults are estimated to have the disorder. If you have Sharp pain in stomach at certain times and less intense pain in stomach at others, the lower stomach pain caused by IBS can be triggered by stress, or during a woman’s menstrual cycle. (more…)