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Study links stress to onset of IBS

Ask the Doctors

Dear Doctors: I had just started a new job when the pandemic happened. On top of the lockdowns and home- schooling our kids, I was diagnosed with IBS. My husband read there’s research that it’s caused by stress, and that makes a lot of sense to me. Can you please talk about that research?

Dear Reader: IBS is short for irritable bowel syndrome. It affects the stomach and the intestine…

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