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ACG Observes Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month

April is IBS Awareness Month. ACG is here for the busy clinician with resources on Irritable Bowel Syndrome: patient education materials, guidelines, lectures, podcasts, journal articles, and more.

For APPs, the ACG Education Universe features an educational module to enhance knowledge and clinical skills and support the care of patients with functional GI disorders, including IBS.

ACG has resources for patients to help manage symptoms and communicate more effectively to make the most of their visit and get the help they need for their IBS diagnosis.

Resources for Patients, Physicians & APPs: Watch. Listen. Learn.

ACG has identified patient education materials, recordings from our weekly Virtual Grand Rounds program, podcasts, guidelines, and articles from The American Journal of Gastroenterology as a curated suite of educational resources for those interested in advancing their understanding of irritable bowel syndrome. The goal is to highlight the latest clinical insights and help patients find which evidence-based approach works for them.

ACG Resources for Patients

ACG Infographic About IBS

Patient Education

To explore more ACG patient education information on IBS, visit gi.org/topics/irritable-bowel-syndrome/

Podcasts for Patients

ACG Resources for Physicians

Guideline

ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lacy, et al.

  • Lacy, Brian E. PhD, MD, FACG1; Pimentel, Mark MD, FACG2; Brenner, Darren M. MD, FACG3; Chey, William D. MD, FACG4; Keefer, Laurie A. PhD5; Long, Millie D. MDMPH, FACG (GRADE Methodologist)6; Moshiree, Baha MD, MSc, FACG7. ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 116(1):p 17-44, January 2021. | DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001036

Watch. Listen. Read.

Watch: ACG Virtual Grand Rounds

ACG Virtual Grand Rounds – “SPECIAL EDITION: Gut Directed Hypnotherapy for IBS: What Gastroenterologists and Patients Should Know” Thursday, April 27, 2023

Faculty: Megan E. Riehl, PsyD, MA and Olafur Palsson, PsyD

*Link to the Recording [Login required via free account on ACG Education Universe]

ACG Virtual Grand Rounds – “ACG 2021 Clinical Guideline: Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome” Thursday, June 24, 2021

Speaker: Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG; Moderator: Laurie A. Keefer, PhD

*Link to the Recording [Login required via free account on ACG Education Universe]

Watch: ACG Education Universe Lectures

Note: Lectures require free login to ACG’s Education Universe

Watch: Functional GI Module for APPs

Topics include:

  • Overview of Functional Disorders, Sophia Lichenstein-Hill, DNP, FNP
  • Approach to the Patient with Chronic/Functional Diarrhea, Stacy B. Menees, MD, MS
  • Approach to the Patient with Abdominal Pain, Kacey Lohmann, DNP, RNP, AGACNP-BC
  • IBS-D, Amy Kassembaum Ladewski, PA-C, RD, MMS
  • IBS-C, Amy Kassembaum Ladewski, PA-C, RD, MMS

Explore the APP Functional GI Module (free login required)

Listen: Podcasts for Clinicians

Podcast: “ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome”

Former AJG Co-Editor-in-Chief Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS, FACG in conversation with Mark Pimentel, MD, FACG, January 2021

Podcast: “Influence of Dietary Restriction in IBS”

Former AJG Co-Editor-in-Chief Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS, FACG in conversation with Mark Pimentel, MD, FACG, February 2019

Read: Articles from the Red Journal

Note: All articles require login to The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Editorial: Congratulations. You Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Brooks D. Cash, MD, FACG

  • Cash, Brooks D. MD, FACG. Congratulations. You Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The American Journal of Gastroenterology ():10.14309/ajg.0000000000002734, April 2, 2024. | DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002734

The Time-Dependent Association Between Irritable Bowel Syndrome and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study Within the UK Biobank, Li, et al.

  • Li, Fangyu PhD; Yano, Yukiko PhD, MPH; Étiévant, Lola PhD; Daniel, Carrie R. PhD, MPH; Sharma, Shreela V. PhD; Brown, Eric L. PhD; Li, Ruosha PhD; Loftfield, Erikka PhD, MPH; Lan, Qing PhD; Sinha, Rashmi PhD; Moshiree, Baharak MD; Inoue-Choi, Maki PhD; Vogtmann, Emily PhD, MPH1. The Time-Dependent Association Between Irritable Bowel Syndrome and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study Within the UK Biobank. The American Journal of Gastroenterology ():10.14309/ajg.0000000000002675, February 23, 2024. | DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002675

Satisfaction With Life in IBS Is Associated With Psychological Burden Rather than Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity. Snijkers, et al.

  • Snijkers, Johanna T.W. MD; Winkens, Bjorn PhD; Weerts, Zsa Zsa R.M. MD, PhD; Vork, Lisa MD, PhD; Mujagic, Zlatan MD, PhD; Hesselink, Martine A.M. MSc; Leue, Carsten MD, PhD; Kruimel, Joanna W. MD, PhD; Muris, Jean W.M. MD, PhD; Jonkers, Daisy M.A.E. MA, PhD; Masclee, Ad A.M. MD, PhD; Keszthelyi, Daniel MD, PhD. Satisfaction With Life in IBS Is Associated With Psychological Burden Rather than Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 119(3):p 512-520, March 2024. | DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002547

Poor Subjective Sleep Quality Predicts Symptoms in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Using the Experience Sampling Method, Topan, et al.

  • Topan, Rabia MBChB, BSc, MRCP; Vork, Lisa MD, PhD; Fitzke, Heather BSocSci, MSc, PhD; Pandya, Shraya BSc; Keszthelyi, Daniel MD, PhD; Cornelis, Jan MSc; Ellis, Jason PhD; Van Oudenhove, Lukas MD, PhD; Van Den Houte, Maaike PhD; Aziz, Qasim PhD, FRCP. Poor Subjective Sleep Quality Predicts Symptoms in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Using the Experience Sampling Method. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 119(1):p 155-164, January 2024. | DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002510

Gravity and the Gut: A Hypothesis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSPH, FACG

  • Spiegel, Brennan MD, MSHS, FACG. Gravity and the Gut: A Hypothesis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 117(12):p 1933-1947, December 2022. | DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002066

Meditation and Yoga for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial, D’Silva, et al.

  • D’Silva, Adrijana PhD; Marshall, Deborah A. PhD; Vallance, Jeff K. PhD; Nasser, Yasmin MD, PhD; Rajagopalan, Vidya MHA; Szostakiwskyj, Jessie H. MSc; Raman, Maitreyi MD, MSc. Meditation and Yoga for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 118(2):p 329-337, February 2023. | DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002052

Methanogens and Hydrogen Sulfide Producing Bacteria Guide Distinct Gut Microbe Profiles and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Subtypes, Villanueva-Millan, et al..

  • Villanueva-Millan, Maria J. PhD; Leite, Gabriela PhD; Wang, Jiajing PhD; Morales, Walter BS; Parodi, Gonzalo BS; Pimentel, Maya L. BS; Barlow, Gillian M. PhD; Mathur, Ruchi MD; Rezaie, Ali MD, MS; Sanchez, Maritza BS; Ayyad, Sarah BS; Cohrs, Daniel MD; Chang, Christine RN; Rashid, Mohamad MBChB; Hosseini, Ava MPH; Fiorentino, Alyson BS; Weitsman, Stacy MS; Chuang, Brennan; Chang, Bianca MD; Pichetshote, Nipaporn MD; Pimentel, Mark MD. Methanogens and Hydrogen Sulfide Producing Bacteria Guide Distinct Gut Microbe Profiles and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Subtypes. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 117(12):p 2055-2066, December 2022. | DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001997

Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Pregnancy, Moosavi, et al.

  • Moosavi, Sarvee MD; Pimentel, Mark MD; Wong, Melissa S. MD; Rezaie, Ali MD, MSc. Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Pregnancy. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 116(3):p 480-490, March 2021. | DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001124

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Deutsch, et al.

  • Deutsch, Jill K. MD; Levitt, Joshua ND; Hass, David J. MD, FACG. Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 115(3):p 350-364, March 2020. | DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000539