Videos on Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, often debilitating, functional gastrointestinal disorder with symptoms that include abdominal pain, bloating, and altered bowel behaviours. These are constipation and/or diarrhea, or alternating between the two stool consistency extremes. IBS is a functional disorder, in that the function or movement of [...]
New BadGut® PSA Watch our new BadGut® public service announcement below. Click here to head over to our multimedia centre for more educational videos about GI and liver diseases.
LCBO stores raise funds for the Gastrointestinal Society August 10, 2015 Starting August 16, the public can help support the Gastrointestinal (GI) Society by making a donation at any of the more than 650 LCBO stores throughout Ontario. Donation boxes for the GI Society will be displayed at LCBO checkout counters until September 12. The [...]
Survey Results: Biosimilars The Gastrointestinal Society represents inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients on a variety of health care fronts, including access to medications. During the first part of 2015, we hosted a survey on our English (www.badgut.org) & French (www.mauxdeventre.org) websites to help understand IBD patients’ opinions and outlooks regarding biosimilars (subsequent entry biologics/SEBs). To [...]
Short Bowel Syndrome - Paid Research Opportunity THIS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY HAS ENDED Short bowel syndrome patients & caregivers are needed for important market research. The purpose of this research is to gain insights from your personal experience with short bowel syndrome. This is an exciting opportunity for you to share your own point of view [...]
Attention Canadian patients who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. THIS SURVEY IS CLOSED Janssen Canada has engaged a third party to conduct a survey to learn about your opinions and experiences regarding therapies for IBD. They will use the data in aggregate and Janssen will not receive any of your [...]
Darelle.com Update Darelle.com is an online marketplace that benefits charities, businesses, and consumers through an innovative supply and demand model. View our previous post on darelle.com here. We have joined darelle.com on their new fundraising drive in which they will be donating up to $25,000 to charities. As a supporter of our charity, we are [...]
Video: Living With UC Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) consisting of fine ulcerations in the inner mucosal lining of the large intestine. Symptoms include diarrhea, rectal bleeding, and severe abdominal pain. Currently, Canada has the highest prevalence and incidence yet reported in the world, with approximately 104,000 diagnosed individuals. Click here [...]
New biologic treatment for ulcerative colitis ENTYVIO™ (vedolizumab) now available in Canada after key work by Canadian researchers ENTYVIO™ brings a new targeted approach to treating a disease that affects over 125,000 Canadians. News Release by Takeda Canada. Oakville, ON - May 19, 2015 - ENTYVIO™ (vedolizumab), a new biologic treatment to treat ulcerative colitis (UC), [...]
Watch Our Video on Therapeutic Drug Monitoring The goal of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is to maximize the clinical benefit of a medication while minimizing its side effects. In this video, we explain the benefits of using TDM to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Want to [...]
