Diagnosing and Treating IBS: It Begins With One Simple Question

20/10/2025 1h 1min

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Faculty: Brooks D. Cash, MD, AGAF, FACG, FACP, FASGE

Faculty: Kimberly D. Orleck, PA-C



Presented at the 21st Annual Women’s Health Annual Visit (WHAV 2025), this session reviews strategies for diagnosing and treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), with a focus on distinguishing IBS-C from IBS-D. Faculty explore the burden of disease, stigma, and the importance of a positive diagnostic strategy using Rome IV criteria, supported by history, physical examination, and selective testing. Treatment approaches include lifestyle changes, pharmacologic interventions, and brain-gut behavioral therapies.

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