Flushing away the poo taboo, together!
What is it that stops us from talking about our digestive health, or poo, as openly as we’d talk about having a cold, a headache or back pain? After all, our poo is an indication...
7th March 2024
IBS Patient Survey Opportunity
4th August 2017
A group of researchers from the University of Sheffield is investigating how people with IBS use food or activity logging apps to monitor diet and/or fitness to help them manage their condition.
They’re asking people with IBS to complete a short online survey that should take about 10 minutes of your time. Update: Please note that the survey is no longer open, thank you to those who participated.
They are interested in finding out more about how you choose a suitable app, how trustworthy you find the information you get from the app (e.g. calories, nutritional information, recipes), and opinions on data sharing and data privacy.
There is more information about the project on their website.
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UPDATE: Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy (PERT) supply problems
Download printable version (337.3KB pdf) OVERVIEW You might have noticed supply issues with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), sometimes also called pancreatin. This situation has progressed. It has now caused some people who need PERT...
16th April 2024
Testing for blood in your poo: the home test kit
What is a faecal-immunochemical test (FIT test)? You may know that the NHS offers national bowel cancer screening checks, by sending you a home kit. This home kit requires you to collect a small sample...
3rd April 2024
