Category Archives: Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders
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 …
Clinical Trial: Writing Study for Teens with IBS, Carnegie Mellon University, February 2023
The following paid university-based online/phone research study for adolescents with IBS ages 12-17 has recently come to IBS Impact’s attention. We encourage qualifying youth with IBS to participate and for parents or guardians who may be reading this announcement to alert their children to consider this opportunity. Additional information from the original posting indicates that …
Two New Online IBS Studies Seeking Volunteers: University of Michigan and University of Toledo, June 2022
The following university-based online research studies for adults with IBS age 18 or over have recently come to IBS Impact’s attention. Both are completely anonymous and are estimated to take at most 5-10 minutes of a respondent’s time. We encourage readers with IBS to participate. Please address any questions or concerns directly to each respective …
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 …
Veterans with IBS and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, 2021
Today, November 11, is Veterans Day in the U.S. ,a federal holiday. It is also the traditional day on which many entities highlight veterans’ issues. U.S. veterans and current military service members who have been deployed in the Persian Gulf/Southwest Asia region at any time since 1990 have been shown by multiple studies to be …
Online Survey: IFFGD Long COVID 2021 for Those with Gastrointestinal Disorders, August 2021
The following survey on pandemic, COVID and vaccine experiences among adults with any chronic GI disorder, including IBS, is from the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders, a 30 year old science-based U.S. not for profit organization/charity focused on various gastrointestinal disorders, including IBS and other disorders of gut-brain interaction/functional gastrointestinal disorders. The survey is online, …
Focus Group: IFFGD Invites Those with GI Disorders to Participate in Ongoing Focus Group for “Disparities and Inequalities in Health Care”, June 2021
The following focus group is a new opportunity being established by the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD), a 30 year old U.S. not for profit organization focused on various gastrointestinal disorders, including IBS and other disorders of brain-gut interaction/functional gastrointestinal disorders. Below is the text of the announcement exactly as received from IFFGD. 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 …
Online Study: Transition Experiences of Patients with Functional GI Disorders
The following research study is being conducted through a collaboration of Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, the University of Miami and the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders. Please address any questions directly to Dr. Shapiro at the email address below. “The transition from pediatric to adult care can be challenging for a number …
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