Kwan’s Personal Story
Kwan’s Personal Story: Overcoming the Stigma of Adult Incontinence My story began when I was born in October of 1980, from then onwards for the better part of a decade I wore diapers/nappies mostly because I was and still am autistic. I was fully potty trained at the age of six, however I still wore […]
Me’s Personal Story
Me’s Personal Story: Chronic Constipation, Diarrhea, and Isolation I almost feel silly writing this but I am going crazy and need to get it off my chest. I’ve dealt with chronic constipation since I can remember. As much as I try to manage it, I feel like it just gradually gets worse as I get […]
Amy’s Personal Story
Amy’s Personal Story: I have to wear diapers 24/7 due to fecal incontinence My age as of now is getting up there and I have to wear diapers 24/7 due to fecal incontinence. Since I was ten years old in foster care. I had a foster mother who was strict with me and a bit […]
Le’s Personal Story
Le’s Personal Story: Prolapse Don’t know where to start for years i have urge to go poop and need to find a toilet fast, then the urinary urge came along too for the past 8 years too, the 2 years have been miserable for me my urge to poop had gotten so bad i would […]
Manuel’s Personal Story
Manuel’s Personal Story: Rectal Cancer Ten years ago I was diagnosed rectal cancer. I had my rectum removed (St Mark´s Hospital, London), did quimioterapy, radiotherapy and had an ileostomy (bag) which was suposed to be temporary but because I would have a severe faecal incontinence I was advised to keep the bag and five years […]
Current & Novel Treatments for Pelvic Floor Disorders: 2021 NES
Current & Novel Treatments for Pelvic Floor Disorders – Presented by Dr. Satish Rao This video is a part of the 2021 Norton Education Series: 30th Anniversary Event which was broadcast on November 6 & 7, 2021. Warning: Some of the educational videos in this program contain graphic images of the human body related to […]
Disorders of the Colon and Rectum: 2021 NES
Disorders of the Colon and Rectum – Presented by Dr. Baha Moshiree This video is a part of the 2021 Norton Education Series: 30th Anniversary Event which was broadcast on November 6 & 7, 2021. Warning: Some of the educational videos in this program contain graphic images of the human body related to medical procedures […]
278- New and Emerging Digital Health Technologies for FGIDs
In the last couple of decades, there have been amazing technological advances in gastroenterology. These include advances in endoscopic procedures, innovative therapeutics such as biologic medicines, and an improved understanding of the gut microbiome, among many other
411 How to Qualify for Social Security Benefits
Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are more common than people think. Even though almost everyone has occasional bouts of GI issues, thousands of people have chronic and severe GI disorders that can make it impossible for them to work. If you have worked in the past but can’t work now because of a GI disorder that you expect to last a year or more, you can file a […]
W. Monaghan’s Personal Story
W. Monaghan’s Personal Story: Incontinence I don’t have a long-winded story. Simply said I wear diapers. Adult diapers. I’ve had some problems. I wrote them off. Clinically it’s urge incontinence. It’s not too pretty on a human level when you wet your pants in public. So diapers. Back to all personal stories
Dr. Kyle Staller – IFFGD Research Award Winners: Where Are They Now?
2020 IFFGD Research Award Recipient Kyle Staller, MD Dr. Kyle Staller’s research interests include clinical and epidemiologic research in neurogastroenterology and motility with a particular interest in chronic constipation, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fecal incontinence, and women’s health in functional GI diseases. Dr. Staller is a gastroenterologist and the director of the Gastrointestinal Motility Laboratory at […]
Bowel Incontinence
Many otherwise healthy, active people suffer from loss of bowel control, or bowel incontinence. It can strike people of all ages. It is a long-term (chronic) and unpredictable symptom, which can be caused by many conditions. It is often referred to as fecal incontinence or accidental bowel leakage (ABL). Why Does Bowel Incontinence Occur? Continence […]
