2 more Representatives have signed on from Colorado and North Carolina. Please consider going to the link above in the March 7 post and adding your voice to support this legislation....
Shortly after posting the last message, I learned that 2 more Representatives have signed on. The legislation now has 9 sponsor/cosponsors, both Republicans and Democrats, in Wisconsin (3), Virginia,...
The International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders now has Capwiz installed on its website. Capwiz is a popular and reputable software program that many advocacy organizations use...
A 7th Representative, (1 sponsor, 6 cosponsors) has signed on as of last week. Please contact your Representatives....
A 6th Representative has recently signed on. No new taxes or spending are involved in the provisions of this Act, which is supported by members of both political parties; it's just a matter of budget...
A 5th Representative has signed on. Please consider using this momentum to contact your Representative....
Thank you, MadlyInLove. A 4th Representative recently signed on. This is progress, but still a long way away from a simple majority of the House. Please contact your Representative to urge him/her to...
Congress is back in session after the summer recess. This legislation currently has 3 Representatives from both parties supporting it. It needs 217 to pass the House of Representatives. If you or a...
Bumping this back to the first page. This is something all U.S. citizens with IBS or any functional gastrointestinal or motility disorders can do right now to help yourselves and all people with...
Bumping this back up to the first page. This is very important for everybody with IBS, GERD, gastroparesis, CIP, cyclic vomiting, functional dyspepsia, chronic bowel incontinence, Hirschsprung's...
U.S. citizens, on June 16th, thanks to the work of IFFGD, the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2011 (HR 2239) was introduced in the House of...
ChickenPrincess, thank you for your comments. You took issue with part of mine. I'm sorry that your MDs did not keep your documentation. That happens, and if you notice in my post, I also advised the...
Hot flashes as in sweating, or the sensation of being hot in the face and neck without sweating when the rest of the body is not hot. I have the latter, and though I'm quite a bit older than you, I...
ArizonaSun: Under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, you are entitled to ask for "reasonable accommodations" (I am giving you the legal terms used in the...
Do you have IBS? I have pain-predominant IBS-A and I experienced these random muscle twitches many times daily in different parts of the body for over a year. Because the first time onset of my IBS...
This is the reference from the New England Journal of Medicine. A friend outside of the IBS community sent it to me this morning. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1004409 Even though Dr....
This is interesting. I hadn't heard of this before. Shawn, please do look into this. To all, I have IBS, not fibro or CFIDS/ME, although I have some symptoms that overlap including fatigue and...
This is from today, 11/23/2010. FAP is, in the pain part, similar to IBS. Dr. DiLorenzo from Ohio State and Dr. vanTilburg from UNC are quoted. Interestingly, there are no resources mentioned in the...
Shawn, are you aware if the connection between blood pressure issues and IBS has been studied in any depth, since they both involve the autonomic nervous system? I know high blood pressure is very...
I am not a doctor, but are there any signs of GERD (acid reflux)? Severe GERD can also cause vomiting sometimes, and many people with IBS have some degree of GERD. Just another possibility to add to...
Bumping this up from page 3. Congress goes back in session on Monday September 13. Asking your Representatives for support and spreading awareness with non-IBSers who are or may be supportive of the...
A friend just emailed this to me. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100819141950.htm ...
Sorry for using this forum for a private message, but I know you will see it here. I sent you an email at the address on your own IBS website about something IBS related that the forum rules don't...
Congress is on recess from Monday August 9 to Labor Day in the US. This means they will be back in their local districts. It would probably be a good time to write, call, or visit local offices too,...
Actually Shawn, acupuncture/TCM is one of the very few things that have helped me with a lot of symptoms that conventional MDs did not know what to do with. (Hypnotherapy is another one, as you know....
An influential Representative from NY has signed on. We're now up to 11 total from 7 states and Washington, DC. If your Representative is one of them, please say thank you. If your Representative is...
IFFGD's Facebook page is reporting 2 more co-sponsors from Florida and North Carolina....
"Irritable bowel syndrome associated with brain changes" http://www.latimes.com/news/health/boostershots/la-heb-bowel-20100722,0,2369726.story I don't think this is new information, but I was pleased...
Bluntman, as part of a former occupation for many years, long before I got IBS myself, I used to assist people with applications and problems with SSDI/SSI and other benefits. In my experience, it...
Bumping this up from the bottom of page 2 because I haven't seen much action on this lately and as far as I know, it's still at 8 Representatives. (initial sponsor and 7 co-sponsors) A simple...
I'm glad you posted that, Shawn. In my experience, the vast majority of discussion of and current treatment options for IBS anywhere focus so much on the Rome criteria and a couple of other GI...
It's a good article, but I'm wondering about the 7% figure for IBS in the US, which is a lot lower than the 10-15% or even 20% that other reputable sources use. 10-15% is in H Res 1309. Obviously,...
According to IFFGD's Facebook post and this link directly to the status page of H. Res. 1309 at the Library of Congress, another Representative signed on yesterday....
Thanks, Shawn. Glad to help. I know from experience that it can get disheartening being almost the only one bumping up threads like this and wondering if more than a few of us are following up. I'm...
Hello to all. Shawn, you know me from other forums and chats, and some others may recognize me as well under a few different user names. I have had IBS for about 2 1/2 years. (probably low level PI,...