Monthly Archives: September, 2012
Lactose Intolerance and/or Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?
Recently, the following paraphrased exchange between two participants was posted on another public IBS forum: “Does lactose intolerance cause IBS?” with the response, “Yes, it did for me.” As useful as “been there, done that” experience from peers with IBS can be in certain contexts, this is a clear example of basic scientific misunderstanding by …
National Institutes of Health Research Budget Faces Threatened Cuts for Fiscal Year 2013
The International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and its grassroots arm, the Digestive Health Alliance, have recently renewed their call to advocacy regarding the upcoming U.S. National Institutes of Health fiscal year 2013 budget, that this blog originally discussed on April 18, 2012. In IFFGD’s words, “The NIH is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world. NIH …
UNC Online Chat: “Diet for IBS” on September 18, 2012
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 Tuesday, September 18, 2012 from 8:00-10:00 p.m. Eastern time. Erin Slater, RD, LDN, registered dietician at Centennial Medical Group, will present on the topic of “Diet …
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Linaclotide (Linzess) for IBS with Constipation
UPDATE: June 9, 2013– As of mid-May 2013, Constella is available to be prescribed in the United Kingdom. See the May 22, 2013 article by Pharma Times Online Thank you to Dr. Barbara Bradley Bolen, About.com IBS Guide for alerting us to this news. UPDATE: On December 17, IFFGD posted that linaclotide (Linzess) is now …
IBS IMPACT 