Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) – Market Outlook, Epidemiology, Competitive Landscape, and Market Forecast Report – 2024 To 2034

  • Published Date : December 6, 2024
  • Updated On : October 3, 2025
  • Pages : 158

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Market Outlook

Thelansis’s “Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Market Outlook, Epidemiology, Competitive Landscape, and Market Forecast Report – 2024 To 2034” covers disease overview, epidemiology, drug utilization, prescription share analysis, competitive landscape, clinical practice, regulatory landscape, patient share, market uptake, market forecast, and key market insights under the potential Irritable Bowel Syndrome treatment modalities options for eight major markets (USA, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, UK, Japan, and China).

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Overview

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is currently defined as a prevalent Disorder of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI), characterized by chronic, recurrent abdominal pain and altered bowel habits in the absence of structural or biochemical disease. The underlying pathophysiology is multifactorial, involving a complex interplay between visceral hypersensitivity, gastrointestinal dysmotility, gut microbiome dysbiosis (e.g., in post-infectious IBS), mucosal immune activation, and brain-gut dysregulation, all contributing to the core symptoms. According to the current Rome IV criteria, the diagnosis requires recurrent abdominal pain, on average, at least one day per week in the last three months, which must be associated with two or more of the following: being related to defecation, associated with a change in the frequency of stool, or associated with a change in the form (appearance) of stool; this pain is a cardinal feature, and its absence precludes the diagnosis, which is a key distinction from earlier criteria. This definition results in the subtyping of patients as IBS with predominant constipation (IBS-C), diarrhea (IBS-D), or mixed (IBS-M), guiding targeted treatment approaches.

Geography coverage:

G8 (United States, EU5 [France, Germany, Italy, Spain, U.K.], Japan, and China)

Insights driven by robust research, including:

  • In-depth interviews with leading KOLs and payers
  • Physician surveys
  • RWE analysis for claims and EHR datasets
  • Secondary research (e.g., peer-reviewed journal articles, third-party research databases)

Deliverables format and updates*:

  • Detailed Report (PDF)
  • Market Forecast Model (MS Excel-based automated dashboard)
  • Epidemiology (MS Excel; interactive tool)
  • Executive Insights (PowerPoint presentation)
  • Others: regular updates, customizations, consultant support

*As per Thelansis’s policy, we ensure that we include all the recent updates before releasing the report content and market model.

Salient features of Market Forecast model:

  • 10-year market forecast (2024–2034)
  • Bottom-up patient-based market forecasts validated through the top-down sales methodology
  • Covers clinically and commercially-relevant patient populations/ line of therapies
  • Annualized drug-level sales and patient share projections
  • Utilizes our proprietary Epilansis and Analog tool (e.g., drug uptake and erosion) datasets and conjoint analysis approach
  • Detailed methodology/sources & assumptions
  • Graphical and tabular outputs
  • Users can customize the model based on requirements

Key business questions answered:

  • How can drug development and lifecycle management strategies be optimized across G8 markets (US, EU5, Japan, and China)?
  • How large is the patient population in terms of incidence, prevalence, segments, and those receiving drug treatments?
  • What is the 10-year market outlook for sales and patient share?
  • Which events will have the greatest impact on the market’s trajectory?
  • What insights do interviewed experts provide on current and emerging treatments?
  • Which pipeline products show the most promise, and what is their potential for launch and future positioning?
  • What are the key unmet needs and KOL expectations for target profiles?
  • What key regulatory and payer requirements must be met to secure drug approval and favorable market access?
  • and more…
 

1. Key Findings and Analyst Commentary

  • Key trends: market snapshots, SWOT analysis, commercial benefits and risk, etc..

2. Disease Context

  • Disease definition, classification, etiology and pathophysiology, drug targets,etc.

3. Epidemiology

  • Key takeaways
  • Incidence / Prevalence
  • Diagnosed and Drug-Treated populations
  • Comorbidities
  • Other relevant patient segments

4. Market Size and Forecast

  • Key takeaways
  • Market drivers and constraints
  • Drug-class specific trends
  • Country-specific trends

5. Competitive Landscape

  • Current therapies
    • Key takeaways
    • Dx and Tx journey/algorithm
    • Key current therapies – profiles and KOL insights
  • Emerging therapies
    • Key takeaways
    • Notable late-phase emerging therapies – profiles, launch expectations, KOL insights
    • Notable early-phase pipeline

6. Unmet Need and TPP Analysis

  • Top unmet needs and future attainment by emerging therapies
  • TPP analysis and KOL expectations

7. Regulatory and Reimbursement Environments (by country and payer insights)

8. Appendix (e.g., bibliography, methodology)

Frequently asked questions