IBS Awareness Month Q&A w/ Dr. Mark Pimentel | Cedars-Sinai

More than 60 million people in the US suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (#IBS), and many of them do it in silence for decades.
The condition is marked by bloating, gas, and diarrhea or constipation-sometimes both. In other words, seriously uncomfortable problems that can affect work, family time, and quality of life, but that many people are uncomfortable talking about.
Dr. Mark Pimentel, Program Director of MAST at #CedarsSinai answered some questions on #FacebookLive in honor of #IBSAwarenessMonth.
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