Monthly Archives: April, 2013
A Perspective of 5 Years and 6 IBS Awareness Months
by Nina Pan, IBS Impact founder and primary blogger for IBS Impact In late 2007, very abruptly after decades of excellent physical and mental health, I became a person with severe pain-predominant IBS and numerous extraintestinal symptoms. Despite immediate and correct diagnosis by two physicians within days of onset, prompt treatment across the spectrum of reputable conventional and complementary …
Guest Post for IBS Awareness Month: Stigma and Chronic Illness
This week’s guest blogger is Tiffany Taft, PsyD. of Oak Park Behavioral Medicine, LLC. and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Taft and her partner in private practice, Stephanie Horgan, LCSW, work with adults and children with a range of chronic medical conditions, with a special interest and expertise in gastrointestinal disorders like IBS …
Guest Post for IBS Awareness Month: A Lesson Learned From A Young Person With IBS
Last week, fellow blogger and person with irritable bowel syndrome, Lyndin Kane of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, posted on her blog, Running From the Runs, about an encounter she had with a young student with IBS that caused her to reconsider her approach to her own IBS as well. This experience and Lyndin’s conclusion appeared …
April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month 2013
UPDATE 4/1/2014: This is a revised version of a post originally written in April 2012. The post is traditionally updated every April to reflect current information, resources and links. For the most recent version, click on the April 1, 2014 post. April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month. IBS affects, depending on the source, at least …
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