Monthly Archives: September, 2011
UNC Online Chat: “The Doctor-Patient Relationship” on October 4.
The University of North Carolina Center for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders has announced the next online chat in its “Evening with the Experts” series. It will take place on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 from 8:00-10:00 p.m. Eastern time. Albena Halpert, MD from the Boston University School of Medicine will be presenting on the topic …
Telling Others (or Not) About IBS
On various IBS support forums, the question frequently arises of whom or how or if to tell about our condition. For some people, the onset or course of IBS is so sudden, severe and/or debilitating that hiding it is not a viable choice. For others, the decision is not as simple, and there is a …
U.S. Citizens, HR 2239 for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Research Still Needs Support.
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. Congress is in session this week after the summer recess. …
IBS and Extraintestinal (Non-GI) Symptoms
Health websites, articles or books directed at the general public typically describe IBS symptoms as abdominal pain and diarrhea, constipation or alternating between the two. This has led to the commonly used abbreviations IBS-D, IBS-C or IBS-A, or, more recently, sometimes IBS-M for mixed. But these different “types” are not always clear-cut in each individual …
IBS IMPACT 