{"id":3565,"count":7,"description":"Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder affecting 5\u201310% of adults, characterised by abdominal pain associated with altered bowel habit. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD \u2014 ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) is a distinct group of immune-mediated chronic inflammatory conditions affecting younger adults disproportionately. The MedsBase IBS Treatment catalogue groups medications for both. <strong>\u03a3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7:<\/strong> the category name historically said \"IBS\" but most products are IBD-specific (mesalamine, sulfasalazine) \u2014 we are reorganising. 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\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b2\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 20 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u03ac \u03c0\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b5\u03cd\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1. \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03b8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c9\u03c2 <a href=\"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/colospa\/\">Colospa<\/a>. \u03a4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03af\u03bb \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c5\u03bd\u03bf\u03ca\u03ba\u03cc\u00b7 \u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b2\u03ac\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03c9\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u03b9\u03bc\u03ad\u03c2.\n\n<strong>\u03a1\u03b9\u03c6\u03b1\u03be\u03b9\u03bc\u03af\u03bd\u03b7 \u2014 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 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