Let's hope they find a cure soon. The probiotic research began in the late 1990s and it began to be taken seriously about five years ago.
Apparently in 2006 the NIH awarded awarded 53,285 grants totaling $21 billion dollars. Only 56 of these projects focused on IBS and they received about $19 million dollars which is peanuts for a syndrome that affects 10-15% of the population.
In the US the The International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders has been trying to get Congress to Support the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Research and Treatment Act. I don't know how much progress they have made. It might be worth while finding a way to support this movement.
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