What common GI disorders are associated with the disruption of GI motility?
Watch the first episode of: 5 Minutes in GI where Dr. Samm Dilmaghani answers the question- What common GI disorders are associated with the disruption of GI motility? Want More Information on the Disruption of GI Motility? For more information on motility disorders, please visit the IFFGD website About GI Motility
409- Working With Your Healthcare Provider
Working with your healthcare provider can help make managing your condition easier A partnership between a patient and healthcare provider is essential when managing all chronic illnesses. Because the time spent with your healthcare provider is both limited and valuable, you can maximize it by following some simple guidelines before and after the visit. Learn […]
421- Personal Daily Diary for All GI Disorders
Using a Personal Daily Symptom Diary for 2–4 weeks can help you learn more about how your body may be reacting to certain things in your life, such as diet, exercise, stress, and sleep. A Daily Diary aims to help you better understand your gastrointestinal (GI) illness. When you keep a detailed record of stool […]
T’s Personal Story
T’s Personal Story: IBS- We are more than a diagnosis Hi! I’m a 23 year old female and I’ve been struggling with IBS-C for I’m not really sure how long as I spent most of my teen years misdiagnosed with anorexia nervosa rather then receiving help for my colon. I had juvenile colon polyposis syndrome […]
Pseudo-Obstruction and Other Primary Motility Disorders: 2021 NES Pediatric Edition
Pediatric Pseudo-Obstruction and Other Primary Motility Disorders – Presented by Dr. Nikhil Thapar This video is a part of the 2021 Norton Education Series: 30th Anniversary Event – Pediatric Edition which was released on November 7, 2021. Warning: Some of the educational videos in this program contain graphic images of the human body related to […]
Disorders of the Small Bowel: 2021 NES
Disorders of the Small Bowel – Presented by Dr. Lucinda Harris 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 and […]
Toni’s Personal Story
Toni’s Personal Story: IBS and GERD I think my IBS started in my mid-20s I am now 41 and I can honestly say over the past year it’s gotten worse. I have had a colonoscopy and everything came out fine. Sometimes I know my triggers sometimes I don’t just depends on how my body wants […]
Brian’s Personal Story
Brian’s Personal Story: 17 Years of IBS and an Unexpected Improvement I was diagnosed with IBS 17 years ago and like most people with IBS I have gone thru countless test, visits to specialists, dietary restrictions, and procedures. About 5 years ago, I gave up and resigned to live with my symptoms which were relatively […]
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 […]
Cheryl Harris
Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIP) is a rare condition with symptoms like those caused by a bowel obstruction, or blockage. But when the intestines are examined, no blockage is found. Instead, the symptoms are due to nerve (visceral neuropathy) or muscle (visceral myopathy) problems that affect the movement of food, fluid, and air through the intestines. The […]
843- CIP: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments
Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIP) is a rare disorder of gastrointestinal motility where coordinated contractions (peristalsis) in the intestinal tract become altered and inefficient. When this happens, nutritional requirements cannot be adequately met. This article discusses the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments of CIP. Reviewed 2009.
