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The IBS Network's chief executive Alison Reid was interviewed on BBC Breakfast about how talking therapies delivered over the phone or online can help people with IBS.
For IBS Awareness Month The National Student featured a feature about what it is like to be a student with IBS and how to manage the condition at university.
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In IBS Awareness Month, Yorkshire Post journalist Laura Drysdale shares her own experience of the living with the condition and explores some of the support in this region.
April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month. HuffPost UK looks at the common triggers for IBS and treatments offered.
A condition seen by many as stigmatising people is receiving vital support from a charity aiming to give gift aid to sufferers.
There’s nothing worse than arriving at a train station, desperate for the loo, only to discover you don’t have enough cash to get through the barriers.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (or IBS) is a condition that affects thousands of people in the South Yorkshire area alone and around 12 million people across the UK, but many sufferers are often too embarrassed to talk about it. The IBS Network, the natio...
Bowel incontinence (or faecal incontinence) is undeniably a difficult subject to talk about. Despite being very common, the problem tends to be stigmatised, with many sufferers failing to mention it to their medical practitioner.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common long-term condition, affecting around 12 million people in the UK. Typically causing abdominal pain and altered bowel movements, its symptoms vary between individuals, and can ...
In November, we ran a competition for one lucky person to win two VIP ‘Meet and Greet’ tickets to attend the Collabro concert in Sheffield on Friday 1 December. We are delighted to announce that Jennifer aTwitter follower, is the lucky winner. She will be attending w...
Good Housekeeping
Almost three-quarters of people with irritable bowel syndrome say that stress is a trigger, according to a recent survey from University College Cork.
Gastroenterology Today
Irritable bowel syndrome describes a group of symptoms which consistently arise together. Whilst it is characterised by the absence of well-defined symptoms and investigation results, in the absence of sinister pathology, the Rome criteria, whi...
Is gut health a gendered issue? On the face of things, this may sound like a strange question – you can suffer from GI issues no matter which bathroom you're using. However, there are certain key differences between the sexes that can affect the plumbing problems you...
The Irish News
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder that can be thoroughly unpleasant.
To mark Love Your Gut Week 2017, Love Your Gut is working with partners, including The IBS Network, to ...
Yours
Spending a penny has never been such a troublesome business. Find yourself needingto go in any town, city or village and chances are you won’t find a public loo. That’s because between 2010 and 2013, one in seven public toilets have been close...
Boots webmd
When you've got irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) you'll often try anything to make the symptoms go away.
Although diet is the front line in symptom management there are other alternative,complementary therapies which may hel...
Free From Heaven
Results have shown that in around 70% of people with IBS, a low FODMAP diet has resulted in a reduction in symptoms. The British Dietetic Association (BDA) recommends that low FODMAP dietary advice can be considered as second line advice which ...
Training Matters
Irritable bowel syndrome is debilitating, distressing and usually lifelong but pharmacy staff can help people with the condition manage their symptoms
Gastroenterology Today
According to NICE, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is estimated to affect between 10 – 20% of the UK population at any one time, equating to around 12 million people.
The Hippocratic Post
Doctors often find it challenging to make a positive diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), which affects at least one in five people at some point in their lives.
It may be a turn of the stomach, a nervous flutter, a morning coffee or a sudden, unpredictable rush. You may look for a sign, if you are lucky enough to live in a society where they are readily available. There may or may not be a queue, often depending on the room of your gender. You may loo...
Female first article
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a very common disorder of the gut and affects roughly 15% of the population with many still undiagnosed. It can be a difficult and sensitive topic to discuss, so if your partner has IBS here’s a few tips on...
Huffington Post
April saw the release of new research by ASDA Pharmacy that corroborates The IBS Network’s evidence of the vicious cycle of mental stress on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) - a health condition that affects around 12 m...
Tips to help relieve your IBS
As part of IBS Awareness Month this April, The IBS Network has put together tips on how to help relieve your symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Boots WebMD
If your IBS means you are constantly rushing off to the toilet with diarrhoea it can be embarrassing to talk about it.
If your work colleagues and friends have more information about your condition they'd be able to understand your act...
How pharmacy teams can advise and support patients with gastrointestinal symptoms
Up to 86 per cent of all British adults have experienced some form of gastrointestinal problem or ailment in the previous year, according to Mintel. Stress was the most likely cont...
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