I do think that it's slowly getting better with people getting a better understanding of what IBS is really about. Unfortunately it's still slow.
I figure we should take a page out of Hollywood's books. Cause everything that happens in the movies HAS to be real. right? Slip in drops of laxative into their coffee and give them a bad case of "D" and see how they like it!
Don't worry, I'm not suggesting to actually do it, but I think if people were better able to understand what it's like, they'd be a lot more sympathetic.