21 October (national day of Irritable bowel syndrome).

Spain, 2011-October Created by the year 2005 thanks to the good reception of the book Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A true story written and edited by Esther Martí neighborhoods, is currently the only association concerned with SII at the State level. Declared of public utility in April 2009 by the Department of Justice of the Generalitat of Catalonia he is also a member of the Spanish Forum and Catalan patients.

Our objectives

–Personal: support all affected SII or family request us, putting at your disposal all the necessary information and resources for the Association. The simple fact of sharing experiences with other people with your same pathology that can understand you and advise you, means to live the SII from another perspective much quieter and company.

– Sociales: to inform the rest of society our pathology, so that they can understand and better understand the causes and symptoms that IBS brings to its victims. Educate family members, co-workers, friends and known so they understand our behavior at specific moments and can help us cope better with our day to day feel supported means much personal well-being.

each year celebrate on October 21, the day of the syndrome of intestine IRRITABLE.

-Sanitarios: the Association always has understood the SII from a multidisciplinary point of view, demanding the public health Spanish treatment through a coordinated medical team formed by three specialists: digestive doctor, nutritionist and psychologist, for thus deals with a comprehensive way the pathology, optimizing the current expenditure on health, that it should not be forgotten that IBS is a chronic disorder.

In AACICAT have a team of specialists in all these areas that regularly collaborate in our activities and events, participating in first person from our life associative.

-científico: to support scientific research that will find out in the next few years the real causes of causing the disease, which at present are not yet known. He is understood that today there is no definitive treatment which cures IBS, but on the other hand if we have multiple tools that help control the annoying symptoms causes (medication, nutritional supplements, therapy, diet,…).

From AACICAT launched a constant appeal to all concerned to collaborate in the various scientific studies which are just across the country, because the only ones we can participate in them are we. It is impossible that the researchers can study without patient volunteers who want to work with determination to a future solution.

Syndrome of Irritable Bowel (IBS)

The World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) in his guide irritable bowel syndrome: a global perspective (see) published on April 20, 2009 defines the: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as a functional bowel disorder in which defecation is accompanied by intestinal discomfort, pain or alterations of the habit of the bowel movement. Often it is accompanied by swelling, bloating, and disorders of defecation ”.

The SII is currently the most important cause of intestinal disorders in our society, being the most common reason for consultation to the digestive health care provider. In recent years it has been known also with the name of irritable colon syndrome.

Experts estimate that 20% of the world’s population suffers from SII, expressed by gas, bowel movements irregular shaped diarrhea or constipation, abdominal pain and discomfort. Derivative of the current and future lifestyle believe that the syndrome will have continue to increase in the coming years and decades.

Although it is a condition of benign character, the main consequence of these organic disorders is the serious damage in social relations who suffers from and deep involvement that goes in his State of mind. Family or couple relationships, working life, or the enjoyment of leisure time are altered, limited or even cancelled because of the discomfort of the symptomatology.