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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

Combining three healthy behaviours can lower IBS risk, study finds

Woman holding her stomach
Irritable bowel syndrome is thought to affect up to one in 10 people. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Combining three healthy behaviours can reduce the risk of irritable bowel syndrome by 42%, a study suggests.

IBS affects the digestive system and its symptoms include stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation. People can suffer for days, weeks or months at a time, and symptoms can come and go. IBS is thought to affect up to one in 10 people worldwide.

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