When you gotta go, you gotta go. No one knows this better than patients with IBS or IBD. Unfortunately, there is such a thing as knowing it too well—from the necessity of packing kits for unexpected accidents, to carrying cards that identify patients as experiencing bowel urgency, to the physical pains and discomforts of knowing an episode could happen at any time, for any reason—these are just part and parcel of life with a chronic GI tract disease or syndrome.
What is Bowel Urgency?
Bowel urgency is a real symptom of IBS and IBD—having to go suddenly, sometimes without being able to control the musculature involved, leading to accidents and uncomfortable explanations, is perhaps one of the hardest aspects of the disease. Constant anxiety abounds about when and where these episodes happen, about ability to control them, and if it can be prevented. For those well-versed in the GI tract literature, they know that stress (expressed in the body as high levels of cortisol) can even lead to symptom exacerbation; therefore the anxiety about the anxiety is also a concern.
At the end of the day, this article is not about the physiological side effects of bowel urgency. It’s about YOU, the patient, and how we can try to improve your quality of life, starting with reducing bowel urgency.
Recent Research
Imagine a week where you could plan an outing without mapping out the location of the nearest bathrooms. Imagine being able to make plans with friends without the limitation of having a bathroom present or not. Imagine feeling more confident in your body’s ability to experience life without the fear of an episode of bowel urgency.
In 2024, our Evinature researchers published compelling evidence in the Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis about the impact of CurQD®, Evinature’s flagship nutraceutical, on bowel urgency. The study contained 41 participants that took CurQD® in a personalized dosage. At weeks 4 and 8, 70% of participants saw improvement in bowel urgency.
Solution for Urgency in IBD Patients
The CurQD® Protocol shows great promise in improving the quality of life in our patients with IBD, in reducing the frequency of their symptoms and improving overall GI tract health. With personalized treatment, high-quality oversight and clinical support, our team at Evinature is devoted to improving the lives of our customers through providing the best and most cutting-edge treatments, backed by research.
In Pediatric Cases
Recently, CurQD® has also shown high rates of effectiveness and safety in pediatric trials. Bowel urgency can be especially devastating in child patients of IBD, who may not have the ability to fully comprehend or emotionally process what is happening to their body. CurQD® may provide a solution to better regulate bowel urgency and GI health so kids can worry more about being kids and less about having an embarrassing accident.
No matter your age, bowel urgency is difficult to manage, and even more difficult to worry about. CurQD® provides a solution to the GI tract, and we at Evinature are here for you throughout your gut-health journey. Let’s make imagining better gut health a reality.
Summer Pitocchelli-Schwartzman
