Write your representative now in 5 minutes or less! It's private.

An INCREDIBLY important bill is now on the desks of our representatives in Congress. The bill, HR 2239: Functional GI and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act, would:

-increase funding for functional GI disorders at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
-expand public awareness of these diseases through health campaigns, etc.
-tell the FDA to accelerate treatments and drugs as soon as the science is viable
(if you want to read the text of the bill, go to http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2239/text)

WOW!!!!

Here's what you do:
1) go to http://www.congress.org/register to set up an account (just email address, password, and ZIP)
2) wait 1 minute for an email to appear in your inbox
3) click on the link in that email and sign in
4) see your representatives listed on the left side of the page, click on "write this official"
5) write him or her an email using the easy form!

This process is PRIVATE. Your information will not be displayed anywhere on the web, and you won't get mail unless you choose to sign up for it. You can sign the letter with just a first name, or whatever you want.

Feel free to write your own letter, or copy and paste mine:


Dear [Name of Representative],

Thank you for your tireless efforts in Congress on behalf of me and my
fellow constituents!

Please support HR 2239: Functional GI and Motility Disorders Research
Enhancement Act. I have IBS, a debilitating disorder which interferes with my career and social life on a daily basis. I am only 30 years old, and while my mind is vibrant and longs to make a real contribution in this world, my body struggles constantly. *[personalize this last sentence or just leave it out]*

Of course I am not alone. Millions of Americans suffer from IBS, which costs our country BILLIONS of dollars in sick days and health care. Yet this disease and many other GI disorders are underfunded.

You are our voice. Please support the Functional GI and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act.

Sincerely,


[Your name]


Easy as pie! Happy Fourth of July!!


Thanks very much to IBS Impact for bringing this to my attention. Visit http://www.ibsimpact.com/.