In some cases symptoms appear after the experience of an extremely stressful event. A high incidence of IBS in seen in adults who were the victim of sexual or physical abuse in childhood. I personally have had traumatic experience in Afghanistan where is when my IBS symptoms began in 2010. These traumatic episodes have an irreversiable effect on the colon and have lead to five plus years of dealing with IBS. Stress and IBS go hand in hand, but the relationship is not yet fully understood. Researchers are looking at dysfunction in the communication systems and still trying to understand the role of bacteria in the gut and everyday maintenance of IBS symptoms. These are some of the common triggers that can affect a person dealing with IBS;
