Irritable bowel syndrome can be a literal pain in the butt—or the gut. Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, affects about 11% of people, so it is quite common. [1] As well, only 30% of people are found to actually see a doctor about the symptoms they are having. [1] IBS is a disease that can greatly affect a person’s quality of life, even if it is not life-threatening. [2] In difference to other gastroenterological disorders, IBS symptoms don’t have a clear cause: unli