Gaslighting by gastroenterologists. An IBS deep dive!

You’re not imagining it. And it's not just you.

A new AGA research paper looks at medical gaslighting in gastroenterology.

This is when patients feel their symptoms are dismissed or not taken seriously.

Sound familiar?

Medical gaslighting happens all too often in GI disorders like IBS because:

• symptoms are real but hard to measure

• there are no clear tests

• diagnosis relies on patient reporting (and doctors who believe their patients)

Gaslighting is also more likely to happen to women, children, and marginalized groups.

Huh.

The researchers’ conclusion won’t surprise you:

IBS patients are at higher risk of being dismissed, but their symptoms are real and deserve to be taken seriously.

This is a deep dive, so take a big breath and jump right in.

And to dive even deeper, download the full PDF right here.

You are not alone.

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