Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Coping with IBS-C After Injuries I am a female 18 year old with IBS-C.After the cheerleading season ended I started to notice many different things going on around my body. I started out with my coccyx hurting. Every time I sat down I felt pain, needles and numbness all around the tailbone […]
Erica Jackson
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
Megan’s Personal Story
Megan’s Personal Story: IBS with Diarrhea and Constipation I’ve been struggling with IBS with diarrhea and constipation for last 3 years. I never had the horrible stomach pains but as a result from the IBS I do suffer immensely from hemorrhoids. I used to have it under control I thought with just minor flare ups […]
156- Understanding Opioid-Induced Constipation (OIC)
The main symptom of OIC is a change in your usual bowel habits after you start taking opioid medicines.
154-Diagnosing Opioid-Induced Constipation (OIC)
To diagnose OIC, your healthcare provider will ask questions about your symptoms, the medicines you take, and more. They will also examine you. This includes an examination of your rectum, where bowel movements are stored before leaving the body. You might give a small sample of blood to test for conditions that could cause constipation.
155-Managing and Treating Opioid-Induced Constipation (OIC)
There are different ways to manage and treat OIC. Your healthcare provider will ask about your diet and lifestyle and recommend non-prescription medicines. If these do not work, they might prescribe a different pain medicine or a medicine to treat OIC.
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Managing Constipation I have strained to poop most my life. For the last two years, age 66, had major problems with constipation. Tried EVERYTHING. READ EVERYTHING AND FOLLOWED IT ALL! NOTHING WORKED VERY WELL, and I was straining way too much. BUT, FINALLY FINALLY, got it! NORMALCY, but I must follow a […]
Lawrence’s Personal Story
Lawrence’s Personal Story: Constipation I used to suffer from constipation all my life which I could not rid of. I had used many available remedies including having food of high fiberous content, drink more juices and others. None worked. At the end l tried something differently: I started to drink 6 glasses of hot water […]
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 […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Overcoming Constipation Through Diet and Lifestyle Changes I have suffered with severe constipation all my adult life, have visited many specialists, had colonoscopies and other tests done but all seemed ok.This last time was extreme. 3 weeks, nothing!!!!!. I went seeking help. The doctor gave me medicine. I landed up in ER, […]
Kevin’s Personal Story
Kevin’s Personal Story: “Chronic constipation for 70 years” Chronic constipation for 70 years. After many experiments I have found a system that works for me. Last thing at night or late evening have a bowl of allbran (how much is up to your results). THEN early morning about 4 or 5 o’clock take 2 magnesium […]
