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Doctors may treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) by recommending changes in what you eat and other lifestyle changes, medicines, probiotics, and mental ... Home HealthInformation DigestiveDiseases IrritableBowelSyndrome(IBS) Treatment RelatedTopics English English Español IrritableBowelSyndrome(IBS) Definition&Facts Symptoms&Causes Diagnosis Treatment Eating,Diet,&Nutrition ClinicalTrials TreatmentforIrritableBowelSyndrome HowdodoctorstreatIBS? Doctorsmaytreatirritablebowelsyndrome(IBS)byrecommendingchangesinwhatyoueatandotherlifestylechanges,medicines,probiotics,andmentalhealththerapies.Youmayhavetotryafewtreatmentstoseewhatworksbestforyou.Yourdoctorcanhelpyoufindtherighttreatmentplan. Changestowhatyoueatandotherlifestylechanges Changesinwhatyoueatmayhelptreatyoursymptoms.Yourdoctormayrecommendtryingoneofthefollowingchanges: eatmorefiber avoidgluten followaspecialeatingplancalledthelowFODMAPdiet Readmoreabouteating,diet,andnutritionforIBS. ResearchsuggeststhatotherlifestylechangesmayhelpIBSsymptoms,including increasingyourphysicalactivity reducingstressfullifesituationsasmuchaspossible gettingenoughsleep Medicines YourdoctormayrecommendmedicinetorelieveyourIBSsymptoms. TotreatIBSwithdiarrhea,yourdoctormayrecommend loperamide rifaximin(Xifaxan),anantibiotic eluxadoline(Viberzi) alosetron(Lotronex),whichisprescribedonlytowomenandisprescribedwithspecialwarningsandprecautions TotreatIBSwithconstipation,yourdoctormayrecommend fibersupplements,whenincreasingfiberinyourdietdoesn’thelp laxatives lubiprostone(Amitiza) linaclotide(Linzess) plecanatide(Trulance) Othermedicinesmayhelptreatpaininyourabdomen,including antispasmodics antidepressants,suchaslowdosesoftricyclicantidepressantsandselectiveserotoninreuptakeinhibitors coatedpeppermintoilcapsules Followyourdoctor’sinstructionswhenyouusemedicinetotreatIBS.Talkwithyourdoctoraboutpossiblesideeffectsandwhattodoifyouhavethem. YourdoctormayrecommendmedicinetorelieveyourIBSsymptoms. Probiotics Yourdoctormayalsorecommendprobiotics.Probioticsarelivemicroorganisms,mostoftenbacteria,thataresimilartomicroorganismsyounormallyhaveinyourdigestivetract.ResearchersarestillstudyingtheuseofprobioticstotreatIBS. Tobesafe,talkwithyourdoctorbeforeusingprobioticsoranyothercomplementaryoralternativemedicinesorpractices.Ifyourdoctorrecommendsprobiotics,talkwithhimorherabouthowmuchprobioticsyoushouldtakeandforhowlong. Mentalhealththerapies YourdoctormayrecommendmentalhealththerapiestohelpimproveyourIBSsymptoms.TherapiesusedtotreatIBSinclude cognitivebehavioraltherapy,whichfocusesonhelpingyouchangethoughtandbehaviorpatternstoimproveIBSsymptoms gut-directedhypnotherapy,inwhichatherapistuseshypnosis—atrance-likestateinwhichyouarerelaxedorfocused—tohelpimproveyourIBSsymptoms relaxationtraining,whichcanhelpyourelaxyourmusclesorreducestress LastReviewedNovember2017 Share Previous: Diagnosis Next: Eating,Diet,&Nutrition ThiscontentisprovidedasaserviceoftheNationalInstituteofDiabetesandDigestiveandKidneyDiseases (NIDDK),partoftheNationalInstitutesofHealth.TheNIDDKtranslatesanddisseminatesresearchfindingstoincreaseknowledgeandunderstandingabouthealthanddiseaseamongpatients,healthprofessionals,andthepublic.ContentproducedbytheNIDDKiscarefullyreviewedbyNIDDKscientistsandotherexperts. TheNIDDKwouldliketothank: LinChang,M.D.,DavidGeffenSchoolofMedicine,UniversityofCaliforniaLosAngeles



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