Hypothetical patient
The True Impact of Bowel Urgency
Understanding Starts With Asking
Some patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) are too embarrassed to bring up bowel urgency with their doctor.*,1 Like Sara, who changed jobs because of her commute.†,1-3
* Study was conducted in Japan (N = 501).
† Based on UC and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) studies conducted outside the US.
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It’s too humiliating to explain . . . even to my doctor. So, when he didn’t ask, I didn’t tell my story.
- Bruna, Urgency Anonymous™
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References:
- Hibi T, Ishibashi T, Ikenoue Y, Yoshihara R, Nihei A, Kobayashi T. Ulcerative colitis: disease burden, impact on daily life, and reluctance to consult medical professionals: results from a Japanese internet survey. Inflamm Intest Dis. 2020;5:27-35. doi:10.1159/000505092
- Lesnovska KP, Frisman GH, Hjortswang H, Börjeson S. Critical situations in daily life as experienced by patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterol Nurs. 2016;39(3):195-203. doi:10.1097/SGA.0000000000000211
- Farrell D, McCarthy G, Savage E. Self-reported symptom burden in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease. J Crohns Colitis. 2016;10(3):315-322. doi:10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv218