Week 2 Recap 

Welcome back to the Epsychonline Managing Irritable Bowel Syndrome Course. Last week we covered the following topics:

• Getting to know your symptoms
• Understanding how your symptoms, thoughts, emotions and behaviours are connected
• Exploring the impact of irritable bowel syndrome
• irritable bowel syndrome and mental health
• Assessing the impact of irritable bowel syndrome in your own life
• The importance of social support
• The patient-doctor relationship
• Know your rights
• Be assertive
• Skills for symptom monitoring and building supportive connections
  • Monitoring your irritable bowel syndrome symptoms
  • General tips for managing symptoms in daily life 
  • Telling others about your irritable bowel syndrome
  • Building a strong relationship with your doctor
  • Learning to be assertive

If you need to refresh your memory on these topics, please refer back to Week 2.