General IBS Resource Information
International
Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Founded in 1991, IFFGD addresses the issues surrounding life with
gastrointestinal (GI) functional and motility disorders and increases the
awareness about these disorders among the general public, researchers, and the
clinical care community.
http://www.iffgd.org
Irritable Bowel
Syndrome Self-Help Group
The IBS Self Help Group, formed in 1987, is in support of those who suffer from
IBS, those who are looking for support for someone who has IBS, and medical
professionals who want to learn more about IBS.
http://www.ibsgroup.org
HealingWell.com IBS Resource Center
HealingWell.com is a thriving community and information resource for patients,
caregivers, and families coping with diseases, disorders and chronic illness.
http://www.healingwell.com/ibs
IBS Support Groups
IBS Support Group for Southern California
IBDGroup.org Support Group Listings
HelpForIBS.com Support Groups
About.com guide to IBS
and IBD
A very comprehensive and friendly guide to all aspects of IBS and IBD
(inflammatory bowel disease).
Help for
IBS
Education, support, and self-help for all irritable bowel syndrome symptoms,
including diarrhea, constipation, pain, and bloating.
IBS and Gut Disorder Centre
A UK centre which specialises in treating IBS, Crohn's disease and ulcerative
colitis. Based in London and Oxford.
Gut Check
Dr Jeffrey Aron's website on a range of gastrointestinal disorders.
Healing Well
A very useful site containing a whole range of links, articles and resources for
sufferers. Also has resources for a wide variety of other health conditions.
Mind Body Digestive Centre
The Mind-Body Digestive Center in New York has initiated a hypnotherapy group
program for patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The MBDC hypnotherapist has
been specifically trained in gut-directed hypnotherapy, a treatment found to be
extremely effective for IBS.
IBS Health
Information for professionals and IBS sufferers to help them gain a better
understanding of irritable bowel syndrome.
UK
Network
UK organisation that offers help and advice to sufferers, produces newsletters
and fact sheets and offers many other services such as befriending and a
telephone helpline.
IBS Teen Talk
Developed by someone who's been there, and still is!
Incontact
The UK organisation for people affected by bowel and bladder problems.
Meetup.com
This is not just an IBS site, but it lets all kind of people arrange to meet up
in real life, and might be a way to find a support group in your area or
establish a new one.
IBS
Treatment
Explores the links between IBS and fungal infections.
Fellowship Circle Help for IBS
IBS symptoms, diets, cures, solutions, self-help and answers.
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