Confusions about Irritable Bowel Syndrome cause

Karen had been to several general practitioners regarding her symptoms of chronic diarrhea, pain, and bloating. She became increasingly dissatisfied with the treatment she was getting from doctors who were unable to make a diagnosis. As she was waiting for one doctor to come into the office, Karen took a peek at her chart and was alarmed by what she read. She saw the word hypochondriac in the notes. She realized she was never going to be diagnosed by doctors who simply didn’t believe her.
Doctors originally thought that IBS was caused by stress and emotional reactions. There was a yes, but approach to anyone with IBS: Yes, it’s a real condition, but people with IBS are really just anxious, depressed, and upset. The condition was equated with an overzealous nervous stomach, and it didn’t get much respect.
We do know that bouts of IBS may be triggered by. However, if stress is the cause of IBS, why wouldn’t 100 percent of the population have IBS instead of 20 percent? Quite frankly, IBS still doesn’t always get the respect it deserves. We found one 2004 survey of family doctors that indicates the majority of them believe people with IBS and chronic fatigue syndrome are simply slacking off and not pulling their weight in society. That bias can have serious consequences for people trying to obtain a diagnosis and treatment for IBS.
But the bias isn’t universal; most gastroenterologists (especially those who stay current with IBS research) now know that IBS is a very real condition. However, because IBS doesn’t have a single trademark sign or symptom to call its own, just knowing that it’s real doesn’t mean a doctor can easily diagnose it.