A newly released report, co-sponsored by the American Parkinson Disease Association, has shown that Parkinson’s disease (PD) and atypical Parkinsonism are placing an $82.2 billion annual economic burden on the United States as of 2024—highlighting the growing financial strain of these neurological conditions.
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Gastrointestinal (GI) difficulties can be among the most bothersome of the non-motor symptoms caused by Parkinson’s disease (PD). Constipation, which involves the slowing down of the large intestine or lower gut is the most common of the GI symptoms, affecting 80-90% of people with PD.
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Author Rachel Reid, whose novels were adapted into the “Heated Rivalry” TV series, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2023. She said in a video on social media, “When good things happen, sometimes the universe hands you some worse stuff to balance it out and for me that’s been that my Parkinson’s symptoms have gotten a bit worse and it’s made it difficult physically to write. I’m definitely a lot slower and that’s just something I need to learn how to navigate and kind of face instead of ignoring.”
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects approximately one million people in the U.S. and yet, so much about it is still misunderstood.
That’s why we’re inviting you to test your knowledge below in our fact or fiction quiz. Click each statement (careful, some are fiction!) to uncover truth and understand more about this chronic disorder.
This article in the “Washington Post” describes four symptoms that can occur a decade or more before the classic movement symptoms of Parkinson’s. The four symptoms are loss of sense of smell, acting out dreams, constipation, and postural low blood pressure. The author notes that this early stage of Parkinson’s is known as the prodromal phase.
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