Can IBS damage the colon or other parts of the digestive system?

Can IBS damage the colon or other parts of the digestive system?

Lin Chang (UCLA Division of Digestive Diseases) gives expert video advice on: Can IBS cause weight gain or weight loss?; Is IBS painful?; Can IBS damage the colon or other parts of the digestive system? and more...

Well, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is characterised by having abdominal pain. Now, some patients won't have pain, they will have discomfort, but that is a predominant symptom. If you don't have predominant pain or discomfort in your abdomen it is unlikely you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).