Personal Story
I am a 70 year old woman who was diagnosed with IBS-D about 25 years ago, though I think I had mild symptoms for 15 years before that. Since then, I have gone through many different treatments and approaches, and have visited numerous doctors and practitioners. Some things worked for a while, but then stop […]
Personal Story
Darlene’s Personal Story: “It took 6 years to get a correct diagnosis for my Gastroparesis” My story started around 2008 and it took 6 years to get a correct diagnosis for my Gastroparesis. My health issues all started when I was working with a family member. First my blood pressure went sky high, then I […]
Personal Story
Catherine’s Personal Story: Severe Gastroparesis I was just diagnosed with Gastroparesis about two weeks ago, I can not hold down solid foods for long. i finally got in to see the gi doctor and he sent me to take a gastric emptying study done and it said that i have a sever case of gastroparesis. […]
Aquí hay respuestas a algunas preguntas comunes sobre los dolores abdominales ¿Cómo puedo saber si mi hijo está fingiendo un dolor de estómago? Asuma que el dolor de estómago es real. ¿En qué se diferencia un trastorno funcional gastrointestinal (GI) de una enfermedad? En este contexto, el dolor asociado con la enfermedad es causado por […]
Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: I no longer feel like I am the only one. I have IBS. My mother and grandmother also have/had it. Thankfully, I do not suffer with pain (God bless you who do), mine is extreme urgency out of nowhere. I have about a 5-minute window from the time I get the feeling. […]
Personal Story
Roberto’s Personal Story: “IBS can be triggered by stress but IBS “attacks” also give us stress” At first, I tought I had a simple stomach infection after 5 days passed I went to the gastroenterologist and he gave me a course of antibiotics, anti-parasite, Pepto and some expensive probioatics. After the course was completed I […]
Disorder
Watch Now Treatment options for patients with abdomino-phrenic dyssynergia (APD) Abdominal distension occurs when the abdominal or belly area visibly expands. In most patients, distension develops during daily activity and tends to lessen or disappear after a night’s rest. Many people with gastrointestinal (GI) illnesses experience visible abdominal distension. Is It Bloating or Distension? Bloating […]
Testimony
IFFGD President and Co-Founder, Nancy J. Norton submitted the following written statement on October 25, 2012 to the Food and Drug Administration Division of Dockets Management in response to docket number: FDA-2012-N-0967, the Prescription Drug User Fee Act Patient-Focused Drug Development Meeting: Thank you for the opportunity to present the views of the International Foundation […]
Testimony
IFFGD sent the following written comments to the FDA in connection with a November 9, 2000 meeting of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory Committee to discuss Lotronex: Recent attention has focused on the new drug, Lotronex, for the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) symptoms in women who suffer from IBS-associated […]
Testimony
IFFGD Founder and President, Nancy Norton, submitted the following written statement to the House Committee on Appropriations; Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies regarding Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations for the National Institutes of Health on May 1, 2009: Thank you for the opportunity to present this written statement regarding the […]
Testimony
Nancy J. Norton, President and Co-Founder of IFFGD submitted the following written statement regarding Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations for the National Institutes of Health to the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies on April 28, 2008: Thank you for the opportunity to present this written statement […]
Testimony
On May 19, 2006, Nancy J. Norton, President and Founder of IFFGD presented the following testimony regarding Fiscal Year 2007 Funding for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research before both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and Related Agencies: Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee, […]