IBS-D

A form of irritable bowel syndrome — A functional disorder causing the nerves and muscles of the large intestine to be oversensitive, leading to symptoms such as cramps, bloating, flatulence, diarrhoea and constipation.

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Meanings

nounIBS-D (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea-predominant.
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