Category Archives: Community Services
16 Years and 17 IBS Awareness Months: The Work Continues 2023-2024
by Nina Pan, IBS Impact founder and primary blogger for IBS Impact. Eleven years ago, on April 24, 2013, I wrote a post for IBS Awareness Month that began with some reflections on my personal experiences with IBS, as well as my motivations for IBS Impact. At that time, I had been living with IBS …
15 Years and 16 IBS Awareness Months: Step By Step 2022-2023
by Nina Pan, IBS Impact founder and primary blogger for IBS Impact. Ten years ago, on April 24, 2013, I wrote a post for IBS Awareness Month that began with some reflections on my personal experiences with IBS, as well as my motivations for IBS Impact. At that time, I had been living with IBS …
14 Years and 15 IBS Awareness Months: Holding on to Hope 2021-2022
by Nina Pan, IBS Impact founder and primary blogger for IBS Impact. Nine years ago, on April 24, 2013, I wrote a post for IBS Awareness Month that began with some reflections on my personal experiences with IBS, as well as my motivations for IBS Impact. At that time, I had been living with IBS …
13 Years and 14 IBS Awareness Months: Moving the IBS Community Forward 2020-2021
by Nina Pan, IBS Impact founder and primary blogger for IBS Impact. Eight years ago, on April 24, 2013, I wrote a post for IBS Awareness Month that began with some reflections on my personal experiences with IBS, as well as my motivations for IBS Impact. At that time, I had been living with IBS …
A Dozen Years and 13 IBS Awareness Months: Advances for the IBS Community 2019-2020
by Nina Pan, IBS Impact founder and primary blogger for IBS Impact. Seven years ago, on April 24, 2013, I wrote a post for IBS Awareness Month that began with some reflections on my personal experiences with IBS, as well as my motivations for IBS Impact. At that time, I had been living with IBS for …
11 Years and 12 IBS Awareness Months: More Forward Momentum for the IBS Community 2018-2019
by Nina Pan, IBS Impact founder and primary blogger for IBS Impact. Six years ago, on April 24, 2013, I wrote a post for IBS Awareness Month that began with some reflections on my personal experiences with IBS, as well as my motivations for IBS Impact. At that time, I had been living with IBS for …
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) Seeks Volunteers for New Patient Panel, June 2018
The International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) is an established, reputable U.S. based 501c3 not-for-profit organization/charity focused on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and related functional gastrointestinal disorders, also known as disorders of gut-brain interaction. IFFGD was founded in 1991 by an FGID-affected family and continues to have people with FGIDs or family members/supporters among …
10 Years and 11 IBS Awareness Months: Progress for the IBS Community Continues in 2018
by Nina Pan, IBS Impact founder and primary blogger for IBS Impact. Five years ago, on April 24, 2013, I wrote a post for IBS Awareness Month that began with some reflections on my personal experiences with IBS, as well as my motivations for IBS Impact. At that time, I had been living with IBS for …
Guest Post for IBS Awareness Month: Navigating the UK National Health Service for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
IBS Impact is pleased to welcome a guest blogger this week for IBS Awareness Month. Julie Thompson, RD, known on social media as Jules_GastroRD, is a UK state registered dietitian specializing in IBS and other gastrointestinal conditions. She runs the Calm Gut Clinic in Lancashire, is an advisor to the IBS Network, the UK’s national …
IBS Network Conference and Exhibition for People with IBS and Professionals To Be Held April 14, 2018
Some of our readers in the vicinity of Sheffield in the United Kingdom may be interested in a one-day conference entitled, “Exploring the Self Management of IBS and What That Really Means to You” being offered by the IBS Network, the U.K’s national charity for irritable bowel syndrome, at the Owen Building, Sheffield Hallam University …
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