Irritable Bowel Syndrome Self Help and Support Group

Links:

About Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• MayoClinic.com: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• UNC Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders
• The Johns Hopkins Gastroenterology & Hepatology IBS Resource Center
• eMedicineHealth - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• About.com - IBS Information and Advice

IBS Support

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome Association (IBSA)
• My Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Association du Syndrome de I'Intestin Irritable (Canada - French)
• Irritable Bowel Information & Support Association of Australia
• The Gut Trust (UK)
• IBS Tales - Personal Stories of IBS Sufferers
• Revolution Health - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Dutch: IBS of Spastisch Colon
• IBS Support Group (Singapore)
• Help For IBS
• Yahoo! Health Groups: IBS Self Help Group
• Google Groups: alt.support.ibs
• Prescription 4 Love: IBS Group
• IBS Singles Yahoo Club
• Irritated Being Single
• IBS Religious Discussion

IBS Research and Studies

• UNC Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders
• Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders
• IBS Diagnostic Blood-Based Biomarker Test for IBS
• Centerwatch Clinical Trials: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Center For Current Research: The Irritable Bowel Syndrome File™

IBS Pharmaceutical Treatments

• Prescribing Program for Lotronex - Prometheus Laboratories
• Doctors for Lotronex - Repository of doctors in the United States who are prescribing Lotronex
• Zelnorm.com - Novartis Pharma US

IBS Resources and News

• Johns Hopkins Gastroenterology and Hepatology Remote Second Opinion Program
• National Library of Medicine: MEDLINEplus Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Probiotics and Digestive Health
• The IBS Page
• IBS Resource Center at HealingWell.com
• IBS Health
• Google Directory: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Yahoo Directory: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Medical News Today: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News

Hypnotherapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy

• Healthy Audio
• The Mind-Body Digestive Center, New York, NY
• UK Register of IBS Therapists
• Breaking the Bonds of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Digestive Disease Centers

• Healthology: Gastronintestinal Health
• Medscape's Resource Center for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• U.S. News and World Report: Digestive Diseases

International Gastrointestinal

• American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
• American Gastroenterological Association
• Gastroenterological Society of Australia
• British Society of Gastroenterology
• Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
• Canadian Society of Gastroenterology Nurses & Associates
• Canadian Society of Intestinal Research
• Functional Brain-Gut Research Group
• Gastro Net (Australia)
• Rome Criteria: Diagnostics for The Functional Gastronintestinal Disorders
• United European Gastroenterology Federation

Crohn's, Ulcerative Colitis and IBD

• Crohn's and Me Information about managing the disease in all areas of life
• UC and Crohn's For Teens
• Crohn's / Colitis Information Resources
• Growing Up IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
• National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse - Crohn's Disease

GERD

• GERD Information Resource Center
• Pediatric / Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux Association (PAGER)

Celiac

• Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Links
• Canadian Celiac Association

Women's Health

• National Women's Health Information Center
• Women's Health Matters Network
• Online Community for Younger Women with Chronic Health Issues
• Femmes En Sante (French)

Advocacy, Chronic Health, Self-Management

• Advocacy For Patients with Chronic Illness, Inc.
• Chronic Kids: Awareness of Childhood Health Issues On Educational Outcome
• IBS Patient Action Group
• But You Dont Look Sick
• National Institutes of Health Fact Sheet: Self-Management

Self-Help Group Organizations

• American Self-Help Clearinghouse
• Self-Help Resource Centre