Acupuncture For GI Illness
Overview Of Acupuncture For GI Illness, Anthony Lembo In this presentation, Dr. Anthony Lembo explores the role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in digestive health, with a focus on acupuncture as a potential CAM treatment for IBS, functional constipation, and other GI disorders. Learn about the basic principles of acupuncture, the role of acupuncturists, […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: “living with chronic constipation” My story of living with chronic constipation: I’d been healthy my whole life and never experienced any gastrointestinal issues until I was 16. Things started to slow down quite a bit in my digestive system. I would go up to a week and a half without […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Seeking Advice for Constipation hi, alll my life ive had good health and was able to go to the bathroom completely fine no problems, over a year ago i suddenly got really bad constipation, but it wasnt for a few weeks or months its all the time! My body just doesnt feel […]
Anonymous Everyday Pain’s Personal Story
Anonymous Everyday Pain’s Personal Story: Desperately Seeking Answers for Severe Gas and IBS-C Hi, I have been dealing with gastrointestinal issues since I was 12 years old. I am now 25 and every year my issue seems to get worse and worse. I am now in pain and uncomfortable every day. It all began in […]
Patrick’s Personal Story
Patrick’s Personal Story: Severe Constipation and Dependence on Weekly Enema I’ve had a severe constipation since age 14,was diagnosed with mega colon ,had BMS only every 4 to 5 days. Had to get embarrassing weekly enemas from my mom till age 22.the enemas helped me a lot,but made me Dependant on them for life. Any […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Coping with Chronic Constipation at 13 I am 13 years old and i have been dealing with severe, chronic constipation my entire life. My constipation was pretty bad when I was younger, considering I was young and didn’t really know what was going on with me. By the time I was 10 […]
Jorge Castto’s Personal Story
Jorge Castto’s Personal Story: Battling Rectal Prolapse, Constipation, and Chronic GI Pain Hi everyone, my name is Jorge and I currently live in north Georgia. About a week ago during one of my frustrations, I stumbled upon this website. And I am just astonished at the story’s and even though I know that GI problems […]
Aleah’s Personal Story
Aleah’s Personal Story: From IBS-D to IBS-C, Navigating Multiple Health Challenges at 47 I am 47 years old. I have had IBS-since I was in about 17 years old. I almost got suspended from school one year for being late to class too many times. Up until about a year ago I had IBS-D, and […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: A Lifetime Battle with Intestinal Obstructions and Pseudo-Obstruction I was born with my problems. Doctors wanted to give me a colostomy at birth. My parents said no. I had chronic pain always. Sometimes I could eat, and sometimes I couldn’t. I never had normal bowel movements. When I was able to go, […]
Marcy’s Personal Story
Marcy’s Personal Story: Overcoming Childhood Constipation Through Diet Changes Hi. It all started with being fed cow’s milk when I was a baby. I was constipated from that time on. In my family, we ate what is considered the American diet–meat, dairy, eggs, fruits, vegetables, processed foods, baked goods, white bread, and so on. I […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Struggling with Constipation and IBS Symptoms I’ve came across this website by doing research on the symptoms and issues I’ve been having. A couple of years ago, I started to have bouts of constipation. I didn ‘t think much of it. I would just treat the symptoms with a laxative as needed. […]
Dina’s Personal Story
Dina’s Personal Story- A Long Diagnosis Journey I had an ulcer when I was 7 years old. My first experience with internal problems. In my 20’s it was issues with constipation. It seemed like I tried everything under the sun. Some would work for a while and then stop. In my mid 30’s I was […]