Because any process, product, function in a business is eligible for benchmarking, methodologies vary. Typically, a process involves: 1  Defining the subject of the benchmarking study.  Define the process or attribute to be studied in detail.
Abdominal pain, constipation and diarrhea are all typical symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Other names for this disorder include irritable colon, mucous colitis, spastic colon or spastic colitis, and nervous stomach. Although IBS is not dangerous, the symptoms can be very painful and bothersome.
MedlinePlus describes irritable bowel syndrome as a disorder that causes bowel changes and abdominal pain. Other symptoms of the condition includes gas, fullness and bloating. Individuals with irritable bowel syndrome go back and forth between loose, watery stools, or diarrhea, and constipation, stools that are hard and difficult to pass. The condition may also cause a lack of appetite.