IBS University Research

[StephCurrGoat]

Hi, I am a second-year undergraduate student at UC Berkeley. I am conducting a research project on IBS patients and others suffering from chronic stomach diseases for one of my courses. I would like to interview patients about their experiences. Anyone interested in this opportunity can contact me at [e-mail]. Thank you!

[Coachmanbythesea]

Hi, I’ve tried to send you an email but not sure what the last part of your email address is? My mail won’t accept.edu. What’s the end bit please?

[StephCurrGoat in reply to Coachmanbythesea]

hi, please try [e-mail]. Please also provide a bit about your background if possible. thank you

[Ugly_kid_jo in reply to Coachmanbythesea]

Hi there.

In trying to reply, I suspect you are probably inadvertently leaving the period in the email address at the end… i.e. “[e-mail].”

I strongly suspect that the below will work just fine…

[e-mail]

Hope that helps!

[XDjames]

You struck gold here! Great research move, was it easy to find this site?

[Ugly_kid_jo]

I’m with XDjames on this… you have potentially stumbled across “gold” here… there are some unbelievably knowledgeable, well informed and very well meaning people on this forum.

I am tempted to engage… but before I do can I ask a bit more about the type of research that you are doing, and why you have picked this particular topic?

Do you have ibs, or a similarly debilitating condition… or know somebody that does?

I might start by saying, and without necessarily wanting to start a big debate about the matter, that I wouldn’t (I don’t think you are, but from your post it could be interpreted as such) class ibs as a “disease” (although if I’m honest I’m not entirely sure of the strict definition!)

Thanks in advance.

Jo

[StephCurrGoat in reply to Ugly_kid_jo]

Hi, I do not have IBS myself, but within this course I'm taking (evolutionary medicine) we have a project talking about how certain conditions evolved over time, so I am trying to understand a bit more about how IBS and other conditions affect people in the modern age.

[Ugly_kid_jo in reply to StephCurrGoat]

“.., in the modern age”? As opposed to when? (sorry, that did make me chuckle!)

Well, I was first “officially” diagnosed with it going on 30 years ago and it has certainly had a major impact on my quality of life. What sort of info are you looking for?

I should probably say upfront that I’d only be willing to agree to do something like this if it’s on the condition of complete anonymity. Not that I have anything to hide… I just value my privacy.

[Ugly_kid_jo]

I guess it must be dissertation time or something because you appear to have some competition!

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