Study links stress to onset of irritable bowels

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Dear Doctors: I had just started a new job when the pandemic happened. On top of the lockdowns and home-schooling our kids, I was diagnosed with IBS. My husband read there's research that it's caused by stress, and that makes a lot of sense to me.

Can you please talk about that research?

Dear Reader: IBS is short for irritable bowel syndrome. It affects the stomach and the intestines,…