good resources for accurate info on IBS or to go see specialists in IBS.
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
IBS Information
http://www.hopkins-gi.org/GDL_Disease.aspx?CurrentUDV=31&GDL_Cat_ID=024CC2E1-2AEB-4D50-9E02-C79825C9F9BF&GDL_Disease_ID=F5E21D6B-A88E-44F9-900F-7E295C50D38B
Mind-Body Digestive Center Research and Treatment
http://mindbodydigestive.com/
IFFGD aboutibs
http://www.aboutibs.org/
The UNC Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders was established in 1994 by its Co-Directors -- Douglas A. Drossman, MD and William E. Whitehead, PhD -- as a center of excellence within the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The Center has evolved into a multidisciplinary patient care, research, training, and public education initiative with an annual budget of $1.8 million and a base of 32 faculty, investigators and staff, in addition to visiting and collaborating scholars.
http://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/fgidc/
Mayo Clinic IBS
Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mayo Clinic specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive tract and liver. It is the largest practice of its kind in the United States. In any given year, members of the Division perform approximately 30,000 minimally invasive, endoscopic procedures in state-of-the-art facilities.
Through a divisional infrastructure organized around interest groups oriented toward disease processes, organ systems, procedures or patient groups, clinical expertise is integrated with the newest forms of established and experimental diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Outpatients and patients in the hospital are cared for by teams of physicians and allied health personnel with broad expertise in all forms of gastroenterological and hepatobiliary diseases.
Because of our recognition that high-quality care depends upon scientific discovery, major research programs at the basic, applied, and translational levels exist to generate new knowledge that ultimately benefits patients.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/irritable-bowel-syndrome/DS00106/FLUSHCACHE=0&UPDATEAPP=false
The Cleveland Clinic: Gastroenterology and Hepatology:
(Best Hospitals 2004: U.S. News & World Report names The Cleveland Clinic one of the nation's top four hospitals in its annual "America's Best Hospitals" survey.)
The Center for Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders diagnoses and treats patients with motor abnormalities of the stomach, small intestine and large intestine (colon). Some of these problems are among the most common health concerns. It's estimated that constipation affects up to 10 million Americans, while approximately 20 million Americans suffer from the opposite problem, fecal incontinence.
The center provides the latest and most comprehensive diagnostic and treatment options for bowel incontinence. Diagnostic tests available include several types of manometric techniques, electrical recording from the stomach and nerve conduction tests. If necessary, additional tests are provided by the Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Departments.
Patients seen at the center are offered medical therapy and biofeedback training exercises, or surgical treatment in the departments of general surgery or colorectal surgery.
In addition to patient care, our staff participates in patient and medical education and clinical research. When appropriate, patients can participate in new treatment trials conducted at the Cleveland Clinic.
overview
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/digestive_diseases/default.aspx?WT.mc_id=1125&utm_campaign=gastro-redirect&utm_medium=offline&utm_source=redirect
Medical Centers
USA
The UNC Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders:
Established in 1994 by its Co-Directors -- Douglas A. Drossman, MD and William E. Whitehead, PhD -- as a center of excellence within the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Within ten years, the UNC Center has evolved into a multidisciplinary patient care, research, training, and public education initiative with an annual budget of $1.8 million and a base of 32 faculty, investigators and staff, in addition to visiting and collaborating scholars.
News: UNC Receives NIH Grant
Five-Year NIH Grant on Mind-Body Interactions and Health
September 2004
Chapel Hill, NC - The UNC Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders has been awarded a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to foster interdisciplinary research on the interactions among the mind and body in health and disease. The Center will receive a total of $4.3 million over a five-year period to establish a Gastrointestinal Biopsychosocial Research Center focused on the causes and treatment of functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders.
UCLA/CURE Neuroenteric Disease Program
Past:
The new Center has evolved from existing research programs at UCLA and at the Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System (GLAVAHS), in particular the CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Center, the UCLA/CURE Neuroenteric Disease Program under Dr. Emeran Mayer, and the Brain Gut Research Program under Y. Taché. Drs. Mayer and Taché are the P.I. and co-P.I. of the new center grant.
Present:
The core of CNS/WH is the newly funded NIDDK P50 SCOR Center grant "Women's Health and Functional Visceral Disorders Center." The new center which closely links investigators based at UCLA and the VAGLAHS, is the only NIH-funded center in the area of brain-visceral interactions and the first DK Women's Center. It focuses on research into the bi-directional mechanisms by which the central nervous system and the viscera interact in health and disease. A particular focus is on the neurobiological mechanisms by which stress modulates these brain-visceral interactions, on mind/brain/body interactions and on sex-based differences in this modulation.
The grant has significant implications for a better understanding of such common gastrointestinal disorders as irritable bowel syndrome, Functional dyspepsia and common urological disorders such as irritable bladder syndrome ("interstitial cystitis"). In addition, a major research focus is on neurobiological mechanisms underlying the greater vulnerability of women to develop some of these disorders.
The center grant involves investigators and consultants from four different institutions: UCLA, VAGLAHS, Ohio State University and University of Pittsburgh who are interacting closely to accomplish the principal goals of the proposed studies.
http://www.ibs.med.ucla.edu/
with permission from the Internation Foundation of Functional Gastrointestinal disorders.
Facts About IBS
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort, and altered bowel habit (chronic or recurrent diarrhea, constipation, or both – either mixed or in alternation).
•IBS affects between 25 and 45 million people in the United States (10 to 15% of the population).About 2 in 3 IBS sufferers are female. About 1 in 3 IBS sufferers are male. IBS affects people of all ages, even children.
•Worldwide it's estimated that between 1 in 10 and nearly 1 in 4 people (9% to 23% of populations) has IBS.
•Most persons with IBS are under the age of 50. But many older adults suffer as well.
• The exact cause of IBS is not known. Symptoms may result from a disturbance in the way the gut, brain, and nervous system interact. This can cause changes in normal bowel movement and sensation. •Stress does not cause IBS. However, because of the connection between the brain and the gut, stress can worsen or trigger symptoms.
•The impact of IBS can range from mild inconvenience to severe debilitation. It can control many aspects of a person's emotional, social and professional life. Persons with moderate to severe IBS must struggle with symptoms that often impair their physical, emotional, economic, educational and social well-being.
•IBS is unpredictable. Symptoms vary and are sometimes contradictory. Diarrhea can alternate with constipation. Long-term symptoms can disrupt personal and professional activities, and limit individual potential.
•Treatments are available for IBS to help manage symptoms. Not all treatments work for all people. Through research, better treatments may be found.
•Although IBS is common in the general population, few seek medical care for their symptoms.
•Nearly 2,000 patients with IBS reported in a survey by IFFGD that diagnosis of their IBS was typically made 6.6 years after the symptoms began.
•Approximately 20 to 40% of all visits to gastroenterologists are due to IBS symptoms.
•For those with IBS an additional burden comes from living in a society where the word "bowel" may scarcely be spoken. Individuals must cope with multiple symptoms that affect every aspect of their lives. Those around them may be unaware of the impact, or even the existence, of the disorder.
•IBS can only be diagnosed by a medical professional.
http://www.aboutibs.org/site/about-ibs/facts-about-ibs
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