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Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, can make life miserable - you just never know when that painful cramping will start and you’ll need to be as close to a bathroom as possible.
Research has shown that a psychological treatment called cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) can help some people with IBS learn how to manage their […]
Earlier this month, I told you about the FDA’s approval of Amitiza, a drug to help manage the pain of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation, or IBS-C (FDA Approves Amitiza for IBS-C).
Earlier this week, a presentation at Digestive Diseases Week in San Diego reiterated the effectiveness of the medication in relieving chronic pain associated with […]
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can affect people for years before they get a diagnosis. Living with chronic pain just becomes a way of life for them.
Learn about how IBS affects you with this video from the MayoClinic.com. Just click on the TV screen below:
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FDA Press Release
FDA Approves Amitiza for IBS-C
Only drug available in United States for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation
This release contains revisions posted April 30, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Amitiza (lubiprostone) for the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C) in adult women aged 18 and over. There is currently no […]
People who live with chronic pain from Crohn’s disease are not given much hope in terms of treatment. Yesterday, however, the FDA approved a new drug for the treatment of moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease:
Press Release:
FDA Approves Cimzia to Treat Crohn’s Disease
A new drug has been approved to help sufferers of Crohn’s disease, the U.S. Food and […]
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In a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers found that the fatty acid was “ineffective for managing Crohn’s […]
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Researchers studied the records of 300 patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and they found patients 50 years old and older were three […]
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