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Publishing on July 28, 2026. We recognize that food plays a role in managing IBS and other digestive conditions and making informed choices could provide a better quality of life for you or your loved ones. Kate Scarlata MPH, RDN who is a clinical expert in the research and proractical use of FODMAP for managing GI symptoms, has invited four companies to speak about their products to help you make food choices easier. Intoleran are digestive experts in enzymes and supplements for intestinal support which can help you enjoy food again. Gourmend Foods provides cooking essentials that replace symptom causing ingredients with the highest quality, low FODMAP alternatives. tuut…

We are excited to share the IBS Warrior Virtual Summit and we invite you to register! This is a free webinar series throughout the month of April to celebrate IBS Awareness Month. Virtual sessions are led by expert dietitians and clinicians to tackle hot topics and the most up to date info surrounding IBS and chronic gut symptoms. This year, that includes: MCAS and histamines Supplementation for IBS Hormones - cycle, endo, PCOS, perimenopause Dysautonomia in IBS How to get a handle on bacterial overgrowth Updates on diet for IBS management GI, psych, and RD panel on how we work together Pelvic floor dysfunction - testing, diagnoses, treatment Sponsor panel (Premium spon…

Global Movement Takes Center Stage as "Champions Raise Awareness" for World IBS Day 2026 PR Newswire TORONTO, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- With one in seven people worldwide living with the often-debilitating symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), the global community is mobilizing for the annual World IBS Day on April 19, 2026. Under this year's theme, "Champions Raise Awareness," the campaign is putting a spotlight on the "Faces of IBS" to dismantle the stigma surrounding this chronic gastrointestinal disorder. More information at worldibsday.org Lead Partner Ardelyx joins the 2026 initiative to amplify the voices of millions who navigate abdominal pain, bloatin…

Champions who raise awareness about IBS are both patients and industry friends. We are asking patients for World IBS Day 2026 to either send a photo of themselves to add to our Faces of IBS wall and/or tweet a message on X or Instagram and tag @worldibsday about the importance of World IBS Day. Those who choose to send World IBS Day a photo of themselves will have a chance to receive a copy of a new book written by Beth Rosen, MS, RD, CDN Gut Goals: A Practical Plan for Managing IBS by submitting a photo below. 25 copies of the book will be randomly given away. More information here: https://worldibsday.org/champions-2026/

Register for the special Tuesday Night IBS World IBS Day 2026 webinar which will be published on April 14, 2026. Ask any question to the experts when you register. Co-presented with the Rome Foundation. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/WorldIBSDay2026 Thanks to our lead sponsor Ardelyx

Understanding IBS: Tools for a Better Everyday Life In Person Event 4/23/26 from 2-4 PM in Boston, Massachusetts Location: Boston Marriott Copley Place 110 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA An Educational Event Featuring Leading IBS Experts Join us for a comprehensive 2-hour educational event designed to empower individuals living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) with evidence-based knowledge and practical tools to feel better and live well. This unique program brings together three nationally recognized experts who will explore IBS from a truly integrative perspective: Kyle Staller, MD, MPH Gastroenterologist – covering the pathophysiology of IBS and current medical treat…

We are starting off 2026 with a fresh new format for the Tuesday Night IBS webinars. The webinars will no longer be held live. Rather, they will be recorded and made available each month for you to view them. We will still inform you of the topics and experts involved ahead of time. You can register for the webinars and receive links to the recordings. When you register, you can also submit questions to the expert panel and we will include many of these during the recordings. Tuesday Night IBS (TNIBS) line-up of webinars planned so far for this year include: Feb 24 - The Role of Probiotics in the Care of IBS and other GI Conditions. Experts John Damianos MD a clinical fe…

I would like to wish all those celebrating Thanksgiving this week, a safe and happy time with family and friends. Thanksgiving can come with some trepidation for those eating out and getting together with others. Be like me, stick to the things that you know work for you. Indulge a little if you feel comfortable. The bloat and fullness is common at Thanksgiving even for those not dealing with IBS. Enjoy the time with others. This week we launched a new video series in partnership with Tuesday Night IBS. It's called Talking To Your Doctor About IBS. There are 8 videos in the series. We understand that talking to your doctor about IBS is uncomfortable, because we are pati…

We are receiving a great deal of spam account registrations right now and have had to disable new registrations for the time being. I apologize for anyone who would like to register for an account. Please contact me if you would like to register for a new account and I will manually create an account for you.

I attended the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) scientific meeting last month. Several items caught my attention Rimegepant is already FDA-approved for acute treatment of migraine and preventive treatment of episodic migraine in adults. A small study presented at ACG suggested that this could represent a new class of treatment for abdominal (visceral) pain. Rimegepant did not cause constipation. The investigator aims to study this further in a larger trial for patients with IBS-C. Walking may be an effective, accessible, and low-cost intervention for managing symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, which was illustrated in a new systematic review. The investigator…

I hope everyone is settling back into their fall routines and spring for those down under. I would like to thank all of the people who reached out to me personally after the Summer update to make sure I was managing okay. I am and it was greatly appreciated. As I wrote on our Facebook group, my gut was a bit off through July and August while I struggled with what I thought was severe constipation and looser stool which was getting past the constipation. It turned out to be a flare of my Crohn's disease which happens to be in my descending colon and rectum area. The presentation was the same as constipation and I did scratch my head as to what was going on. Once I realized…

With the new forum platform just installed we are able to use a new security protocol when registering that uses Cloudflare Turnstile. You no longer have to waste time and effort solving visual puzzles in order to create a new account. Turnstile works transparently to confirm who are the real people from bots. Cloudflare Turnstile does not save any information about you to determine that you are a real person. We feel this should make registration a lot faster and easier!

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Advocacy Day is an annual event where members, including gastroenterologists and patient advocates, meet with members of Congress and their staff in Washington, D.C. to educate them on policies impacting gastroenterology. I'm honored to be attending this year's event next week.

We will be upgrading the community forum platform on August 14th from 10am-12pm EDT The forums will be offline during that time. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please forgive the silence. I've had a big life tragedy related to my family and it has taken me longer than expected to get back up to speed. As the dust is settling, I found myself a kind of tired that demanded a long rest. Here we are mid-summer. My gut has taken a lot of the grief and hasn't been kind. I stayed the course on my own treatment plan and it has slowly returned to the usual. There's probably a good lesson here that what's worked for me still works and I had to give it more time; however, my primary care physician was aware of it and ready to send a note to my gastroenterologist if things changed too great for me to manage. Behind the scenes I've …

The platform which we use for our Community forums has a new major update that will slightly change the look and feel of the forums. Much of the change is to do with better flow and a more modern look and feel. We've started to mock up the community using the new software. This picture is a taste of what the community will look like. We're hoping to make the change by mid-August.

Dear IBS friends, I apologize for being absent for the last several weeks. We have had a family emergency and it has taken me away from the community. I will be able to answer your questions and posts soon. Jeff

Due to a great deal of spam accounts being created, we have had to disable the ability for new account registrations using Google @gmail.com If @gmail.com is your only email address, please email us at [email protected] with a note explaining this and we will manually create your account. Sorry for the inconvenience.

I have been living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) for over 25 years. In 2019, I founded World IBS Day—observed annually on April 19—after recognizing a continued lack of patient-centered awareness during the month of April. World IBS Day was created for patients. It is a day to elevate the voices of those living with IBS, and also an opportunity for healthcare providers and organizations to demonstrate their support for the IBS community. This is our day—and it matters. World IBS Day events have already begun. From illuminating Niagara Falls in Canada and the US on April 3, to online IBS Warrior summits. Boston will be lit up on April 17th, Milwaukee on April 18…

We have added two new podcast series to our Podcast forum. Gut Matters: Discoveries & Innovations focuses on IBC-C and The Gut Health Podcast covers many topics surrounding gastrointestinal health.

The IBS Warrior Virtual Summit is a month-long free event for those with IBS to come together, learn, connect, and build awareness. You will leave the summit with resources in your hands so you feel more empowered to take charge of your healthcare and IBS management plan. It is organized by Erin Judge RDN. How it works: there will be weekly, virtual sessions throughout the month of April, where we will cover different topics related to IBS management. There will also be movement sessions for you to enjoy and a virtual swag bag with special offers from our IBS-friendly sponsors. Schedule: April…

World IBS Day on April 19th is now recognized in 17 countries and receives support from friends across the globe including our lead Partner Ardelyx, Inc. (United States) and partner Salix Pharmaceuticals (United States) and other partners Monash University – FODMAP (Australia) and ModifyHealth (United States). This year's theme "Are you the best you can be" is aimed to educate patients and Healthcare Providers about the questions that IBS Patients have. Patients are asked to submit questions on the WorldIBSDay.org website..We are doing this by anonymously asking patients for questions that they have about IBS. These questions will be answered by doctors and other hea…

World IBS Day - April 19th: Educating Others about Irritable Bowel Syndrome Are you the best you can be? TORONTO, March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- IBS is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder affecting 10-15% people globally with symptoms like abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea. Misunderstood and stigmatized, this condition significantly impacts individuals' quality of life. World IBS Day 2025 on April 19th, receives lead support from Ardelyx Inc. (United States). Educating patients and Healthcare Providers about the questions that IBS Patients have …

IBS is often misunderstood and stigmatized and is a condition that greatly affects our quality of life. I initiated World IBS Day on April 19th to raise awareness of its impact on individuals. Ardelyx Inc., a pharmaceutical company and the maker of an IBS constipation medication, will be taking the lead again in 2025 to raise awareness about this illness. We are very grateful for their continued commitment to patients. This year we want to Elevate the IBS Patient Voice and answer the question, Are you the best you can be? We are doing this by anonymously asking patients for questions that they have about IBS. These questions will be answered by doctors and other heal…

As the year comes to a close, I want to take a moment to thank everyone for their continued trust in me, the IBS Patient Support Group, World IBS Day and Tuesday Night IBS. I wish you and your loved ones a joyous holiday season. Jeffrey Roberts MEd, BSc Founder IBS Patient Support Group & World IBS Day Co-founder Tuesday Night IBS