“These results challenge conventional assumptions… and put an entirely different focus on the severity of the condition and how desperately people are seeking freedom from symptoms.”
For IBS Patients, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common yet puzzling medical diagnosis. It poses tremendous challenges to those who are diagnosed with it and live with it every day, as well as families, healthcare providers, employers, and insurers.
To shed light on this disorder, the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) sponsored and collaborated with the University of North Carolina (UNC) Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders to conduct a comprehensive online survey; IBS Patients: Their Illness Experience and Unmet Needs.
It’s Worth The Risk To Get Relief, IBS Patients Say
- The survey findings show that much more needs to be done to develop and deliver satisfactory treatment to IBS sufferers.
- The respondents in this report provide a profile of their illness experience and how it impacts their lives.
- They describe their search for symptom relief and the risks they might assume to achieve that relief.
- The findings in this report have important implications for health care, health care delivery, and the personal and economic costs associated with IBS.
We invite you to read this report.
About the Survey
The survey began in 2007: 1,966 qualifying responses were received over four months during the 2007 period covered in this report. The survey was ongoing until 2016. Over 5,000 people completed it. We thank all the respondents who participated.
