215- Problems with Doctors That Interfere with Treatment
The placebo effect can enhance therapy, and promote a successful relationship between healer and patient. However, a treatment administered by a healer may also have a bad effect. Any treatment may have a predictable risk, but a nocebo effect denotes worsening beyond the known risk – the adverse effect of a failed therapeutic relationship. This can result in sub-optimal health care. An examination of its causes and ways to avoid it are discussed.
221- The Medical History: How to Help Your Doctor Help You
The most important interaction between patient and doctor is the medical history. Through listening to the story of the patient’s illness and asking relevant questions, a physician may often make a diagnosis, or at least begin to understand the nature and location of the complaint. A few easy steps can help make this process more efficient leading to prompt, more precise diagnosis and treatment. Revised January 2012.
179- Difficult to Interpret Intestinal Symptoms
Disorders of gastrointestinal function such as the irritable bowel syndrome or functional constipation, diarrhea, or bloating are characterized by no structural abnormality. In these cases, diagnosis depends entirely upon the history, and diagnostic tests, if needed at all, are done to rule out inflammations, tumors and other anatomic gut disease. Accurate diagnosis depends upon how accurately the individual describes his or her symptoms, and how skillfully the doctor interprets them. Reviewed and updated 2009.
231 – Can Intense Exercise Lead to GI Symptoms?
Can exercise be linked to GI symptoms such as diarrhea or heartburn? This article will help you understand how exercise and associated factors can influence the GI tract.
206 -Health Reporting in the Media: What to Believe?
Most people learn of medical progress through the media. Yet this news is often unhelpful. Exaggerated cures, contradictions, and plainly misleading information can do harm. The problem is not science, but how journalists report it, and how the public interprets it. This essay aims to help readers make sense of health news. Reviewed 2009.
141-Chronic Functional Abdominal Pain
People with functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders can have a variety of symptoms that range from painless diarrhea or constipation, to pain associated with diarrhea and/or constipation (usually called irritable bowel syndrome). There is another, less common condition of abdominal pain that is chronic or frequently recurring; it is not associated with changes in bowel pattern. This condition is called functional abdominal pain syndrome. Cause and treatment is discussed.
Choosing Apps for Managing Chronic GI Illness
In this episode of Exploring Gut Topics, we speak with William Chey, MD, Satish Rao, MD, and Amanda Lynett, RDN, to discuss apps designed to help patients manage chronic gastrointestinal illnesses and monitor GI motility. IFFGD does not endorse any of the apps listed below; however, we want patients to know what apps are available […]
Constipation 101: Symptoms, Evaluation, Causes and Treatments
Constipation 101: Symptoms, Evaluation, Causes and Treatments, Kimberly Harer MD, ScM In this overview, Dr. Kimberly Harer explores who is most affected, why it happens, and how it can be managed. From causes and symptoms to evaluation, treatment options, and lifestyle changes, this video provides valuable insights into constipation. Learn tips and tricks for managing […]
Patient Perspective on Constipation
Patient Perspective on Constipation, Erin Slater, RDN From childhood symptoms to a career in nutrition and patient advocacy, Erin Slater, RDN, shares her journey of living with Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome and IBS-C. Growing up in Voorhees, NJ, Erin’s early experiences with digestive issues shaped her passion for healthcare, leading her to study Nutritional Science […]
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 […]
