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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 […]
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Rebecca’s Personal Story: “WE ARE GASTROPARESIS WARRIORS!!” Hi my name is Rebecca and I was diagnosed with Mild Gastroparesis in 2006. I have always suffered with constipation from childhood and was very familiar with laxatives growing up. I also had a lot of tummy aches. However when I became a young adult; I found a […]
By: Brennan M. R. Spiegel, MD, MSHSVA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA Dr. Spiegel is the recipient of the 2007 IFFGD Research Award for Junior Investigator – Clinical Science. Dr. Spiegel’s research interests have focused on acid-peptic disorders, chronic liver disease, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and functional bowel disorders […]
By: Magnus Simrén, MD, PhDSahlgrenska Academy, University of Göteborg, Sweden Dr. Simrén is the recipient of the 2007 IFFGD Research Award for Junior Investigator – Clinical Science. . His main research areas are the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, as well as the treatment of these disorders and the importance of psychological factors. […]
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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Personal Story
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 […]