Chief surgeon advocates for IBS awareness

Chief surgeon advocates for IBS awareness

It's estimated that 10 to 15% of the world population is living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS. "It often takes up to seven years for patients to get diagnosed because people think it's just a bellyache," said Dr. Melissa Murphy, the Chief of Surgery at Kent Hospital, who is on a mission to raise awareness about IBS. "Nobody wants to come in and talk about poop, nobody wants to come in and talk about, you know that it hurt …