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What are the extraintestinal symptoms of ibs-c? can patients experience fatigue, poor sleep, headaches, back pain, and heart palpitations?

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Dr. Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay answered

Specializes in Hospital-based practice

Limited to bowel: Technically speaking, IBS-C (constipation predominant) shd only affect the bowels. IBS isn't a systemic disease like IBD (inflammatory bowel disease - Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis). That being said, IBS can certainly cause anxiety / panic disorder (it has a way of affecting the mind, sleep, & there4 personality), which can then explain the symptoms u describe. TTYD & perhaps a counselor regarding

Answered 4/30/2018

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