Irritable Bowel Syndrome

What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS is the name doctors have given to a collection of otherwise unexplained symptoms relating to a disturbance of the large bowel. These may include:

Cramp abdominal pain, often relieved by defecation
An alteration in bowel habit (diarrhoea, constipation or alternating diarrhoea and constipation
Bloating and swelling of the abdomen
Rumbling noises and excessive passage of wind
Urgency – a need to rush to the toilet and incontinence (if a toilet is not nearby)
A sharp pain felt low down inside the rectum
Sensation of incomplete bowel movement.

Please Click this 'Irritable Bowel Syndrome Relief' (IBS Relief) web link for more complete detailed information about this condition. From the IBS Relief web site please click this web link to request a Leaflet

Please Note: Though we would not expect this complaint to cause problems gaining travel insurance, we do however recommend you make your insurers aware if you have this complaint. In the meantime other than the ones listed below we are currently investigating Travel & Holiday Insurance companies who provide specific cover with past, present Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Please Note: Though we shall endeavour to maintain this page. www.MyHolidayInsurance.com cannot be held responsible for any change in policy by the named Insurance companies below.

Recommended List Of Insurance Companies To Contact
Insurer or Broker	Phone Number	WebSite / Email	Medical Conditions Covered
World First Travel Insurance	0845 90 80 161	Web: www.world-first.co.uk Email: info@world-first.co.uk	World First Travel Insurance specialise cover for people with all types of pre-existing health problems. Over 1,000 different conditions can be covered on a worldwide basis and every quote is tailored to your individual needs. World First are a family firm based in the UK with over 30 years travel insurance experience and offer a wide range of policies including single and annual multi-trip, backpacker and cruise cover. Screening is undertaken entirely in-house and you will not be asked to call anyone else to discuss your medical problems.
Essential Travel	0845 803 5434	Pre Existing Medical Condition Insurance Web: www.insurance.essentialtravel.co.uk Email: customerservices@essentialtravel.co.uk	Essential Travel have more than a decade of experience in providing Travel Insurance to UK residents and are one of the very first companies to offer convenient online medical screening to individuals who need travel insurance to cover Pre Existing Medical Conditions.
Staysure Travel Insurance	08442770844	Web: www.staysure.co.uk Email: info@staysure.co.uk	Staysure Travel Insurance - Will cover pre-existing Medical Conditions. Over 250 minor conditions are covered free of charge, with screening options available for more serious conditions.
Flexicover Direct	0870 990 9292	Email : info@flexicover.com Website : www.flexicover.com	Medical screening is required via Healthscreen247, at: www.healthscreen247.com or telephone them on 0845 223 4550 to determine whether will cover patients. Note: For a Pre-existing Medical Condition you must make a Medical Health Declaration before each Period of Insurance and, if there are any changes in your health or prescribed medication, prior to booking or departing on any Trip. Failure to declare any Pre-existing Medical Condition that is relevant to the insurance may invalidate the policy. Also note: any previously declared medical conditions must be re-declared before renewing an Annual Multi-Trip policy.
J.D. Travel Insurance Consultants	01689 859102	Entirely a UK based company. www.jdtravelinsurance.co.uk	Under normal circumstances this condition has no upper age limit.