Monthly Archives: July, 2011
Online Chats with Experts in Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders
Many readers of this blog may not be aware of an excellent, unique resource offered by the University of North Carolina Center for Functional GI Disorders, which is one of the most renowned centers in the United States for treatment and research of IBS and other functional GI and motility disorders. The UNC is also …
Furthering the Science of IBS: Volunteer for Research Studies
Another very concrete way of contributing to future advances in the IBS field is by volunteering for research studies. There are opportunities in many countries that are designed to study various aspects of IBS. Some are focused on finding the causes of IBS. Others test promising new treatments. Still others address emotional and social aspects …
Putting Our Money Where Our Mouths Are for IBS
In many communities in the U.S., one can barely walk down the street of a downtown area, pass a public bulletin board or open a local newspaper, magazine or news website without seeing ads for awareness ribbons, buttons or bracelets or fundraising events for this or that health condition. IBS is usually not one of …
What is IBS Advocacy Anyway?
Advocacy can take many forms. There is individual self-advocacy when, for example, a person with IBS communicates with a medical provider or employer about his or her needs and works to solve day-to-day issues that arise. There is also systems advocacy, which is focused toward making broad changes that affect a large group of people …
Toward True Awareness of IBS
Here are some common chronic health conditions: diabetes, coronary heart disease, asthma, IBS, kidney disease, inflammatory bowel disease. Can you rank them in order of the estimated number of people in the United States who have each condition? From highest to lowest prevalence, the answers are: IBS: 25-45 million, or 10-15% (1) with some estimates …
ACTION ALERT: Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2011 (HR 2239)
UPDATE: HR 2239 did not pass in the 112th Congress. In February 2013, the Act was reintroduced in the 113th Congress as HR 842. Please see the March 2, 2013 post or click on the HR 842 category on the blog sidebar for updated information. This bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives …
The Genesis of IBS Impact
Welcome to the IBS Impact blog. Since this is the first post, you are probably wondering who or what IBS Impact is, perhaps what self-advocacy and awareness mean, and why IBS Impact came into being. There are many answers to those questions that the posts on this blog will address over time, but we’ll start …
IBS IMPACT 