Objective To survey young college teachers with irritable bowel syndrome clinical diagnosis and possible causes.Method To collect 179 cases of IBS of young teachers from the Department of Gastroenterology and general outpatient clinics of Peking University Hospital from October

2007 to April

2010 and to analyze their diagnosis

treatment and causes.Results Psychological problems account for 88.33% and family issues

living conditions and environment factors account for 75.98% of all college young teachers.Most of them have adverse lifestyle factors

including diet

sleep factors

addiction to tobacco and alcohol

less exercise and leisure

etc.Conclusion Most of IBS patients have psychological factors

family and housing problems and adverse life style.The community should pay more attention to it and take targeted effective measures to prevent and control IBS so as to reduce the incidence of IBS of young college teachers.