IBS is classified as a functional gastrointestinal disorder. This is because when tests such as a colonoscopy are done, the colon shows no evidence of disease such as ulcers or inflammation. Therefore, IBS is typically diagnosed only after all other possible digestive disorders and diseases have been ruled out. This is also another personal point I would like to include here because initially I had rectal bleeding but without infection or cause and only after 7 colonoscopies and multiple blood work was I finally diagnosed with IBS.
IBS is often misdiagnosed or misnamed as colitis, mucous colitis, spastic colon, irritable bowel disease, or spastic colon. This is very common as well to be misdiagnosed if you have a primary care doctor instead
IBS is often misdiagnosed or misnamed as colitis, mucous colitis, spastic colon, irritable bowel disease, or spastic colon. This is very common as well to be misdiagnosed if you have a primary care doctor instead