Did you know that April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month? I mention it because so often IBS is not talked about because it can make people feel uncomfortable, on both sides of the conversation. The more we talk about it, the more awareness there will be and the better things will be for [...]

I recently learned about Ally’s Law (also called The Restroom Access Act) and I wish I had known about it sooner! This law was developed by a 15-year-old patient with Crohn’s disease, Ally Bain. She was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at age 11 and at age 14, Ally experienced a Crohn’s flare up in a [...]

One of the highlights of my December was finding out about the University of North Carolina Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders’ montly Evening with the Experts. The December chat was presented by Olafur S. Palsson, PsyD and was on the many non-gastrointestinal symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and their effects. At five [...]

What is Fibro Feelings? This week has FLOWN by! I met my new Gastrointerologist during a consultation appointment and got a colonoscopy the next day. I really like my Gastrointerologist, both medically and personally. Now I’m kind of glad my old GI doc left! Hehe. When I told him that I was taking Align probiotic [...]