IBSIBD
IBSIBD is an informal, descriptive term used to refer to the overlap between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It is not a formal diagnostic category in major medical classifications, but it is used to discuss patients with inflammatory bowel disease who continue to experience irritable-bowel-syndrome–like symptoms, or to describe the coexistence of both conditions in a given individual. In clinical use, IBSIBD typically refers to IBS-like symptoms such as abdominal pain or discomfort, altered bowel habits, bloating, and urgency in the setting of IBD that is in clinical remission or less active than during a flare.
IBD includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis and involves objective mucosal inflammation; IBS is a functional
Evaluation aims to assess disease activity and rule out active inflammation or other conditions. Tools include
Management is usually multidisciplinary. It includes maintaining control of IBD with appropriate therapy, dietary adjustments such
Given limited formal guidelines specifically for IBSIBD, clinicians describe this overlap case-by-case, emphasizing individualized care and