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How can using a personal daily diary for symptoms help when monitoring your GI Disorder? 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 […]
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In the last couple of decades, there have been amazing technological advances in gastroenterology. These include advances in endoscopic procedures, innovative therapeutics such as biologic medicines, and an improved understanding of the gut microbiome, among many other
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Everybody has gas in his or her digestive tract (the esophagus, stomach, small intestine/bowel, and large intestine/bowel).
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Pain, a buring or otherwise uncomfortable sensation in the upper abdomen, nausea, or fullness – all of these are symptoms many patients list when they seek medical advice.
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Bloating can be described as the feeling that there is an inflated balloon in the abdomen. It is a commonly reported symptom and is sometimes associated with distension, or the visible increase in the width of the area between your hips and chest (abdominal girth). Both bloating and distension cause discomfort, and sometimes pain, and have a negative impact on the quality of life for some individuals.
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Acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) is a group of rare genetic conditions that can cause severe gastrointestinal (GI), neurologic, psychiatric, cardiovascular, and skin symptoms.
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The main symptom of OIC is a change in your usual bowel habits after you start taking opioid medicines.
Summary of Clinical Research Activities – Incontinence By: Adil E. Bharucha, MD, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Dr. Bharucha is the recipient of the IFFGD 2003 Junior Investigator, Clinical Science Research Award. His research has focused on understanding epidemiology and mechanisms of fecal incontinence and obstructed defecation, specifically […]
Miguel Saps, MDUniversity of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL Dr. Saps is the recipient of the 2009 IFFGD Research Award for Junior Investigator, Pediatrics. Dr. Saps is an innovative researcher who has done much to increase understanding of the prevalence and impact of functional GI disorders among children, as well as how to help children with […]
Award for Senior Investigator in Basic Science Dr. Mawe is a Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont with additional duties in the Department of Pharmacology and the GI Division of Medicine. Dr. Mawe is also an Adjunct Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology at the University […]
On April 8, 2011 IFFGD presented Research Awards totaling $45,000 recognizing 6 active investigators with records of research interest in basic mechanisms or clinical aspects of functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders. The awards support and encourage the participation of clinicians and scientists in multidisciplinary efforts aimed at advancing the understanding of these disorders in adults […]