New clues explain why IBS is twice as common in women as men

It seems like a lot of my girlfriends suffer from IBS. Why does it seem to affect more women than men?

Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is about twice as common in women as in men. It’s also one of the most common diagnoses I treat as a gastroenterologist: approximately 15% of people in the United States may have it.

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