Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Unexplained GI Bleeds, Obstructions, and Ongoing IBS Symptoms I am a 27-year-old female. My problems began ten years ago. When I was 17, I had a bowel obstruction. This seemed to happen out of nowhere, and I don’t remember having symptoms prior to this. I had no idea what was happening to […]
Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: IBS-D I am a 67-year-old female who has suffered from digestive problems most of my life. After having acute pancreatitis at 25 caused by gallstones, my gallbladder was removed. Then came more problems. I am apparently one of the 20% of gallbladder cases left with excessive bile dumping into the intestines, causing […]
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DDH Chat
Diet & Digestive Health (DDHChat) Twitter Chat with IFFGD & Andrea Hardy, RD on Microbiome and Gut Health The Diet & Digestive Health (#DDHChat) Twitter chat series with the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) and lead dietitian Andrea Hardy, RD. We are excited to help to educate patients, caregivers, and others about Microbiome and […]
DDH Chat
Diet & Digestive Health (DDHChat) Twitter Chat with IFFGD, Tina Aswani Omprakash, and Neha D. Shah MPH, RD, CNSC, CHES The Diet & Digestive Health (#DDHChat) Twitter chat series with the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD), co-host Tina Aswani Omprakash and lead host dietitian Neha D. Shah, MPH, RD, CNSC, CHES. We are excited […]
Testimony
The following written comments were submitted to the Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration by IFFGD President, Ceciel T. Rooker, in response to Docket No. FDA-2019-N-0077 on April 30, 2019. SUMMARY On behalf of the millions of Americans living with a rare gastrointestinal (GI) illness, the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) thanks […]
Testimony
The following written comments were submitted by IFFGD president, Ceciel T. Rooker, to the US Department of Defense (DoD) in connection with a January 10, 2019 meeting of the TRICARE Beneficiary Advisory Panel (BAP) regarding the Uniform Formulary and, specifically, review of gastrointestinal agents: The International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) commends TRICARE and the […]
Testimony
IFFGD Legislative Successes IFFGD PRESENTS SENATOR BALDWIN WITH 2019 DDNC DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD From introducing multiple statements in the Senate recognizing Gastroparesis Awareness Month to leading a resolution in the House to raise awareness of functional gastrointestinal (GI) and motility disorders, Senator Tammy Baldwin (WI) has been a constant champion for the digestive health community […]
Testimony
IFFGD Founder and President, Nancy Norton, submitted the following written statement to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 appropriations for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on April 29, 2015: STATEMENT OF NANCY J. NORTON PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR FUNCTIONAL […]
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