Illustration created for Health Union, LLC Irritable Bowel Syndrome Community “The Fear of Having Diarrhea at a Dinner Party”.

The tone of this community is lighthearted and often humorous while also seeking to destigmatize the disease and spread awareness of the pain, discomfort, shame, and embarrassment associated with living with IBS.

In this article, the writer shares their experience with how to deal with having an attack of diarrhea IBS symptoms at a crowded gathering in someone’s home. They begin the article by referencing an iconic scene from “Dumb and Dumber” and I couldn’t resist giving a nod to this in the imagery.