Inside Facts

Smoking cessation and reaching/maintaining a healthy body weight may help to reduce GERD symptoms.

Learn more about gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Hemorrhoids affect up to 38% of women in the third trimester of pregnancy.

Contrary to old beliefs, neither eating spicy food nor living a stressful life cause ulcers.

Chronic constipation affects 15-30% of Canadians, and is commonly found in young children and the elderly, occurring more frequently in females than in males.

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The average person generates 0.6-1.8 L of intestinal gas per day.

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An estimated 6% of Canadians will develop colorectal cancer, half of whom will not experience any symptoms until advanced stages of the disease.

Learn more about colorectal cancer.

Only 1 in 5 Canadians undergo a colonoscopy, an important screening tool that can detect colorectal cancer.

Learn more about colorectal cancer.

IBS affects an estimated 13-20% of Canadians at any given time. The lifetime risk for a Canadian to develop IBS is 30%.

Learn more about irritable bowel syndrome.

IBS can begin in childhood, adolescence, or adulthood and can resolve unexpectedly for periods throughout an individual’s lifespan, recurring at any age.

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Only about 40% of those who have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms seek help from a physician.

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Peppermint might help reduce IBS symptoms because it has antispasmodic effects and temporarily causes pain-sensing fibres in the gut to become less sensitive.

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If you suffer from the following ongoing symptoms, you might have IBS:
Abdominal Pain
Bloating
Constipation
Diarrhea

Learn more about irritable bowel syndrome or take the 30-second IBS Test.