The fifth edition of IBS Days, a congress entirely dedicated to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, will take place in Bologna, Italy, from June 15 to 17, 2026, at the historic Palazzo Re Enzo. The meeting will bring together an international faculty of distinguished key opinion leaders and will open on Monday, June 15, with a postgraduate course focused on the diagnosis and most advanced therapeutic approaches for IBS.

The scientific congress will begin on Tuesday, June 16, with one of the key highlights of the event: the first European launch of the new Rome V criteria for the diagnosis of disorders of gut-brain interaction, with a particular focus on IBS. Across the meeting, experts will discuss emerging aspects of IBS pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment, including the role of diet, the microbiota, intestinal permeability, motility, visceral sensitivity and the gut-brain axis, now recognized as a central component in functional gastrointestinal disorders.