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
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.
JD Insurance & Medical Brokers	01689 859102	Entirely a UK based company. Email the following address: insurance@jdconsultants.co.uk	Under normal circumstances, this condition could be covered under the Fortis Policy up to 79 years of age (64 years for Annual Policies) provided there has been no hospitalisation within the last 3 months.