India, Feb. 2 -- Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, is a commonly occurring chronic disorder which affects the digestive system, causing recurring abdominal pain, cramping, bloating, and altered bowel habits. While the disease itself is not deadly or a harbinger of other serious diseases, it is extremely uncomfortable to experience, to say the least.

Taking to Instagram on January 28, clinical nutritionist Nikkie Malhotra shared that IBS is not just a gut disease. "It's a gut-brain-hormone stress condition." While the intestines show the symptoms of the disorder, the underlying problem starts much higher.

The gut is controlled by the vagus nerves, which carry signals between the brain, heart and digestive system. If the body gets stuck i...