In 1988, President Ronal Reagan declared May National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month, and since then activities and programs have been implemented to increase the understanding of causes and treatments for various digestive diseases. The World Gastroenterology Organization celebrates World Digestive Health Day on May 29. The focus of this year’s campaign is “Your Digestive
In the United States and around the globe, May 16 is recognized as Celiac Awareness Day, and Beyond Celiac has joined the #ShineALightOnCeliac campaign to help spread awareness. As part of the campaign, several organizations including Coeliac Australia, Canadian Celiac Association, Coeliaque Québec, Coelicak UK, and Celíacos do Brasil agreed to light up world landmarks in green to raise awareness
Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 had a “modest increased risk” for long-term gastrointestinal symptoms and irritable bowel syndrome compared with control patients, according to research published in Gut.“The data we collected show that those who have contracted COVID-19 experience gastrointestinal symptoms more frequently than those who have not been affected by it,”