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Microbes, such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites, can cause gastrointestinal (GI) infections, sometimes known as stomach bugs. These infections can cause symptoms like fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Adequate and timely treatment is crucial in reducing symptoms, avoiding problems, and promoting a speedy recovery. It is important to understand all your options in […]
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Anonymous Personal Story: “Just know you are not alone” This is in reply to the person who posted about severe anxiety with the GERD. Yes, I do understand. It is a vicious cycle. The anxiety triggers the acid reflux and the acid reflux triggers the anxiety. I’m scheduled for an endoscopy but am terrified of […]
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Anon’s Personal Story: Digestive Pain and the Uncertainty of an IBS Diagnosis Firstly, thank you all for sharing your stories. Two hours into my latest “attack” (we’re in for a long night people) and I feel comfort in knowing that there are others who understand me. I’ve always had problems with my digestion, I remember […]
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Anonymous Personal Story: “Just know you are not alone” This is in reply to the person who posted about severe anxiety with the GERD. Yes, I do understand. It is a vicious cycle. The anxiety triggers the acid reflux and the acid reflux triggers the anxiety. I’m scheduled for an endoscopy but am terrified of […]
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C’s Personal Story: IBS, Numbness, and Painful Symptoms Hi so for the past few years i thought i was suffering with IBS constipation & then diarrhea where before hand was very regular with toileting Now it has come to the point my bottom/bum cheeks feel numb & painful to touch also my legs all way […]
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Anon’s Personal Story: Digestive Pain and the Uncertainty of an IBS Diagnosis Firstly, thank you all for sharing your stories. Two hours into my latest “attack” (we’re in for a long night people) and I feel comfort in knowing that there are others who understand me. I’ve always had problems with my digestion, I remember […]
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Joan’s Personal Story: IBS After Cancer Treatment God bless you for this site.Sharing with ppl who UNDERSTAND helps! @62, I was dx with very invasive breast cancer.Since I had such fierce cancer, I was given LOTS of VERY strong chemo. One is KNOWN to ruin heart function.But the one that brought me here was one […]
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Anon’s Personal Story: Digestive Pain and the Uncertainty of an IBS Diagnosis Firstly, thank you all for sharing your stories. Two hours into my latest “attack” (we’re in for a long night people) and I feel comfort in knowing that there are others who understand me. I’ve always had problems with my digestion, I remember […]
Personal Story
Anon’s Personal Story: Digestive Pain and the Uncertainty of an IBS Diagnosis Firstly, thank you all for sharing your stories. Two hours into my latest “attack” (we’re in for a long night people) and I feel comfort in knowing that there are others who understand me. I’ve always had problems with my digestion, I remember […]
The most important interaction between a patient and their health care provider (HCP) is the medical history. Here are some helpful tips when speaking with your healthcare provider. Through listening to the story of the patient’s illness and asking relevant questions, your HCP may often make a diagnosis, or at least begin to understand the […]
Do you suffer from Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (rGERD)? IFFGD has been working with the International Working Group for the Classification of Oesophagitis (IWGCO) to create a survey to better understand the illness experience of those with Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (rGERD). Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (rGERD) is very common and may affect up to 40% […]
Functional GI disorders, for the most part, lack structural or biochemical markers that identify the disorders. Thus, they have long been difficult for physicians to understand, diagnose, and treat. The prevalence of functional GI and motility disorders has long been underestimated and that population underserved. As a part of our mission of serving patients, IFFGD […]