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IBS fast fact. Brain scan shows IBS is a physical brain-gut dysfunction, which means...

Heather Van Vorous, Author · Heather's IBS Newsletter - Help for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Sep 29, 2026 · 1 min listen · Last updated September 29, 2026

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a physical brain-gut dysfunction. That means it is not mental, not emotional, not psychological, and not imaginary. It is a bowel motility disorder that causes lower abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation (or alternating diarrhea/constipation), gas, and bloating.

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a physical** brain-gut dysfunction**.

That means it is not mental, not emotional, not psychological, and not imaginary.

It is a bowel motility disorder that causes lower abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation (or alternating diarrhea/constipation), gas, and bloating.

You can * literally see the brain-side* of this dysfunction in the MRI brain scan below.

Look at the IBS brain on the right. It lights up like an angry Christmas tree from painful gut sensations.

The Control brain on the left doesn’t react that way at all.

And you already know from personal experience what * the bowel-side* of the IBS brain-gut dysfunction looks (

*For me? IBS pain feels like I have an angry Christmas tree inside my gut, whose branches are trying to claw their way out while the tree lights short-circuit and explode. *

And more about the brain-gut dysfunction behind these attacks.

You are not alone.

P.S. If you need help or have questions hit the Green Button below and I’ll try to answer every one of you!

If you need immediate help please join my Private IBS Coaching.

XOXO

Heather

Heather Van Vorous

Over 40 years dealing with IBS

Get full help for IBS here

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