Anyone who has ever had an ulcer will know that it is an experience not to be repeated. Not only are ulcers extremely painful, but they also carry serious health risks.

This is a part of one's day which most people don't really think about much. But wait until something goes wrong with your digestive system or urinary tract.

IBS (Irritable bowel syndrome) or Spastic colon is one of more than 20 functional gastrointestinal disorders.

The symptoms are often chronic and impossible to ignore - constipation or diarrhoea, with gas, bloating and sometimes intense stomach cramps after almost every meal.

Many people think that if they do not have two or more bowel movements every single day of their lives they are constipated. This is patently not true, writes DietDoc.

Advertisers would have us believe that health and happiness – especially for women – depend on regular bowel movements.