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 * Science of IBS
    * Burden of IBS
    * Pathophysiology
    * Impact of IBS-C
    * Impact of IBS-D

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 * Management
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IBS IS A HIGHLY PREVALENT, CHRONIC GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDER THAT HAS A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON PATIENTS’ LIVES1


IBS IMPACTS EVERYDAY LIFE FOR MILLIONS


~35 MILLION

Americans impacted2*


~2X MORE COMMON

in women than men3


7TH MOST COMMON

diagnosis by primary care physicians2*


~3X MORE PREVALENT

in patients under age 653




TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF IBS

Join us for an interactive, fun, self-paced jeopardy-style game to learn more
about the IBS disease state and guidelines!

PLAY THE IBS GAME

Want to have an in-person hosted game at your office or institution?
Contact your MSL and schedule a day to play!




IBS DIAGNOSIS RESOURCES

IBS Diagnostic
Pathway

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Patient Mechanism of Disease Handout

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Patient Discussion
Guide

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IBS Screening
Checklist

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IBS MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

Summary of Treatment Options for IBS-C

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Summary of Treatment Options for IBS-D

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IBS Patient Diary

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Bristol Stool Form Scale

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DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES FOR YOU AND YOUR PATIENTS

An open dialogue focused on understanding the patient’s most bothersome symptoms
may help reduce treatment delays and improve treatment expectations. The
resources here are designed to help start the conversation and help with patient
education and treatment management.

EXPLORE ALL RESOURCES


You empty your bowel and when you thought it was completely empty you wash your
hands and head out, but GRRR, you go right back to the bathroom4

 I feel like nobody knows about it or cares about it and sees it as a simple
complication that is manageable. Well, it’s simply not manageable.5

Every day I ask ‘why me?’5



FIND OUT how your
patients are feeling

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Burden of IBS

*Data from a survey including 3,254 IBS sufferers (1,001 with IBS-D diagnosis;
1,000 with IBS-C diagnosis; 586 with undiagnosed IBS-D; and 667 with undiagnosed
IBS-C) commissioned by the American Gastroenterological Association in 2015.

IBS=irritable bowel syndrome.

References: 1. Lacy BE et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021;116(1):17-44.
doi:10.14309/ajg.0000000000001036 2. IBS in America survey summary findings.
https://www.multivu.com/players/English/7634451-aga-ibs-in-america-survey/docs/survey-findings-pdf-635473172.pdf
3. Palsson O et al. Gastroenterology. 2020;158(5):1262-1273.
doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2019.12.021 4. Marquis P et al. Clin Transl Gastroenterol.
2014;5:1-13. doi:10.1038/ctg.2014.7 5. Living with IBS: Personal stories.
https://www.aboutibs.org/personal-stories.html


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