How do doctors check teens for IBS?
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They’ll ask you about your symptoms and possibly have you keep a food journal and a bowel movement journal to see how often you go, what your stool is like, and what foods may have triggered it. They’ll also try to rule out other causes like coeliac disease, a food allergy, or lactose intolerance. Unfortunately IBS is poorly understood and there is no cure. The only things to do are stay active and avoid foods that irritate your bowel. Things like immodium, laxatives, and pepto bismol can all be used to sooth your bowels but talk to your doctor about what is right for you. If you experience blood or mucous in the stool it can indicate Chron’s disease or colitis so your doctor will take a stool sample and do a colonoscopy. This is a relatively quick and painless procedure, but the preparation for it isn’t much fun. Clear fluids for three days will make you loathe the sight of lemon jello for the rest of your life.
There is no magic blood test to test for IBS.
Here’s hoping you’re on the mild end of things.