Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Managing IBS at 15 Living with IBS is not fun, and it has made me need to make many lifestyle changes. I am 15 years old and I am currently on a low fodmap diet. I know that you arnt supposed to stay on that diet for long, but my stomach really […]
Susan’s Personal Story
Susan’s Personal Story: Linzess for IBS-C My doctor gave me a twelve day supply of Linzess. So far, nothing. All I’ve noticed is that my appetite has increased. Took citrus citrate on April 3 and it was the last progress but it only worked halfway. Doc did xrays and cat scan, showed no blockage. Twelve […]
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 […]
Casseyna’s Personal Story
Casseyna’s Personal Story: “I’m 19 years old now and IBS still runs my life” From as far back as I can remember, I’ve had digestive issues. I remember being 2 and 3 years old, rolling around on the floor in agony while screaming and crying. As a baby the doctor told my mom I had […]
Engy’s Personal Story
Engy’s Personal Story: IBS-C and GERD in Search of Lasting Relief I’m a 22 year old college student from MN. Born in Egypt, raised in the US. I got diagnosed with IBS – Constipation & GERD when I was 15. I got Post – Infectious IBS from when I traveled back to my home country […]
Chronic Constipation
Chronic, long-term or recurring, constipation is more challenging to treat than common simple constipation. Constipation is a common disorder affecting approximately 1 out of every 6-7 people worldwide, and annually leading to more than 1.5 million healthcare provider visits in the United States alone. People can experience short-term constipation as a result of medication use, […]
440-FGIMDs and the Military Service Member
There is an old Civil War saying, “It takes good guts to be a soldier.” While this was most likely an adage that described the grit and bravery required to be a warfighter, it also described the chronic bowel problems the service member faced from poor nutrition and uninhabitable living conditions. However, this adage also applies to the present day where there are a number of common chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disorders which today’s service members may experience. At the top of the list are functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), functional dyspepsia, functional constipation, and functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAPS). While these disorders occur frequently in the civilian population, there are some unique aspects that can affect the active service member and veteran.
810-Childhood Defecation Disorders: Constipation and Stool Incontinence
The purpose of this publication is to describe the characteristics and treatment for pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders that prompt parents to bring their child to the doctor for constipation and/or stool incontinence: infant dyschezia, functional constipation (FC), and non-retentive fecal soiling.
265-Constipated Diarrhea
Dr. Douglas Drossman, MD, addresses a question from the IFFGD community, “Has anyone else experienced ‘constipated diarrhea’?”
835-Research into Treatment-Resistant Constipation in Children
Constipation and fecal soiling in children and teenagers are major impediments to education.
833-Constipation in Young Children
Answers to the questions: Are there long-term affects of an acute inflammatory disease of the intestines that occurs mainly in under-weight or premature infants called NEC [Necrotizing enterocolitis]? Could having constipation now do any damage to an affected child’s bowel as a result of his having had this disease? Reviewed 2009.
828-Laxatives: A Parent’s Guide to the Successful Management of Constipation in Children
When a new baby is born, we assume that he or she will spend most of the first few months of life engaged in a small number of basic activities: sleeping, feeding, peeing, and pooping. The passage of waste is a basic function of all living organisms, which is so ingrained and routine that most of us do not even think twice about it. The inability to defecate in children is usually due either to a problem with formation of the anus or with the inability of the colon to push the stool from one end to the other (Hirschsprung’s disease and other motility disorders).
