By: William E. Whitehead, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Co-Director, University of North Carolina Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders, Chapel Hill, NC Dr. Whitehead is the recipient of the IFFGD 2003 Research Award to Senior Investigator, Clinical Science. Dr. Whitehead’s research interests include the physiological and psychological mechanisms for symptoms of functional GI […]
Sessions Session ONE: Update on Research and Drug Development in Federal Agencies Session TWO: Advocating for Yourself in Healthcare Session THREE: Creating a Healthcare Team Session FOUR: Going Beyond Traditional Medicine in GI Illness Please provide feedback in a brief survey after viewing these materials. Overview of the National Institutes of Health Carolynn Eiler […]
Virtual Advocacy Event View the Education Program View by Individual Topic or Speaker View the Full Live-Streamed Program JULY 26-27, 2020 For the millions of Americans living with the debilitating and sometimes life-threatening symptoms of a functional gastrointestinal or motility disorder (FGIMD), the fight for awareness, research into safe and effective treatments, and cures are […]
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Joan’s Personal Story: Decades of Digestive Struggles, From Constipation to Suspected SIBO Back in the late 60s I was having UTI infections that required antibiotics, no one was talking about Candida or other Intestinal bacterial overgrowth in the Gut. I never got a good explanation of why these infections kept getting worse. Later I took […]
Abigail Milwaukee, WI All FGIMDs August 9, 2013 As my plane landed in Washington, DC, I could see the iconic sites out the window. It’s almost impossible not to be affected by them. My eyes gazed over the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial, and settled on the Capitol. That stately building was my destination. Over […]
Your doctor has suggested that you have an upper GI endoscopy. For that purpose, you are referred to a specialist, usually a gastroenterologist, who is trained to do the procedure. The following describes what to expect when undergoing this procedure. This is a general discussion. You must discuss the test thoroughly with your endoscopist before […]
Tips & Daily Living Functional gastrointestinal (GI) and motility disorders are long-term conditions that can impair quality of life and well-being. Living with these conditions affect not only those who suffer but also many others, especially family members and friends. It also touches on relationships in the classroom, in the workplace, or in social interactions. […]
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Hernonymous Personal Story: The Toll of IBS on Mental Health Hey guys I’d like to tell us all the most traumatic and depressing experience ever with IBS, I’m a teenager in Nigeria and well most people don’t know of such a thing called ibs damn I didn’t even know about it myself until 20 minutes […]
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Anonymous Personal Story: “I’ve had IBS-M since I had memory” Hello, I’m 27 yo. I’ve had IBS-M since I had memory, it took along way down to be diagnosed in the past with the condition. Right now it’s been worse since I feel like this thing is progressing, I’ve never experienced an attack before, usually […]