In the FDA press release, the FDA states that according to the National Institutes of Health, an estimated 15.3 million people are affected by IBS, and IBS-C is a subtype characterized mainly by abdominal pain and by hard or lumpy stools at least 25 percent of the time and loose or watery stools less than 25 percent of the time.

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Hanging mirrors, navy velvet stools and a curved glass counter filled with 40, 000 loose pearls create what Friedlander calls a feeling of fantasy and style.

FORBES: Mother of pearls