ACCEPT:

• If symptoms free on the day of donation

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a "disorder of brain-gut interaction" characterized by a group of symptoms that commonly include abdominal pain and or abdominal bloating and changes in the consistency of bowel movements. Disorders such as anxiety, major depression, and chronic fatigue syndrome are common among people with IBS

The causes of IBS may well be multi-factorial. Theories include combinations of "gut–brain axis" problems, alterations in gut motility, increased visceral hypersensitivity, infections including small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, neurotransmitters, genetic factors, and food sensitivity

It must not be confused with Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD for which the donor would be deferred