LAVAL, QC / ACCESSWIRE / April 4, 2023 / Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE:BHC)(TSX:BHC) and its gastroenterology (GI) business, Salix Pharmaceuticals, today announced the results from the third edition of its patient perspectives survey, an annual survey of U.S. adults living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC). The report, Patient Perspectives: Impacts of Living with IBS, offers a current understanding of the behaviors and experiences of the IBS and CIC patient population, including insights on diagnosis, barriers to provider discussions, and symptom management.
The report, which was developed based on a nationwide survey conducted in partnership with the Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll in January 2023, found most notably that more than half of survey respondents (54%) waited 1 year or more before mentioning their symptoms to healthcare providers. Additionally, many were unaware that IBS was a chronic condition (43%), assumed their symptoms would resolve with diet modification (43%), over-the-counter medications (39%), or felt awkward talking about their symptoms to their doctor (32%).