Irritable bowel syndrome is a disease where the person experiences serious changes in bowel movements. These are not the same as inflammatory bowel disease because the structure of the bowel is normal with irritable bowel syndrome.

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms Includes:

  • Stomach Pain
  • Gas
  • Feeling Full
  • Bloating
  • Constipation
  • Diarrhea

These symptoms should be at least three days out of the month for at least three months for a diagnosis. These symptoms may be reduced by going to the bathroom and may become worse if you change the frequency of bowel movements. This disease can make life outside of the home, and even inside of the home very difficult for a person. This makes going to work, even if the person is completely willing to go back to work, nearly impossible.

Irritable bowel syndrome can be a debilitating disease that keeps you out of work for long periods of time. If you or a loved one has this disease and it is affecting your life so severely that your doctor tells you that you should not return to work, contact an experienced RI Social Security Disability attorney right away. An experienced Social Security attorney in Rhode Island can help you to make important life decisions and can ease the stress of the application process to the Social Security Administration. Nearly 75 percent of all first time applicants for Social Security Disability are denied benefits. This denial is generally not because the disability is not worthy of benefits, but rather because the paperwork was not what the Social Security Administration was looking for.

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