Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Coping with IBS-C After Injuries I am a female 18 year old with IBS-C.After the cheerleading season ended I started to notice many different things going on around my body. I started out with my coccyx hurting. Every time I sat down I felt pain, needles and numbness all around the tailbone […]
Think It Through: A Guide to Managing the Benefits and Risks of Medicines For many people, taking medication is a regular part of their daily routine, and these medicines are relied upon to treat disease and improve health. Although medicines can make you feel better and help you get well, it’s important to know that […]
Hollie Marysville, OH Gastroparesis June 20, 2012 The last speaker at the June 20, 2012 congressional briefing on functional GI and motility disorders sponsored by IFFGD was Hollie. She shared her experience about life with gastroparesis. An elementary school nurse, Hollie shared her “tummy story.” It began in 2009 with nausea that never seemed to […]
Pennsylvania Gastroparesis Advocate November 2020 Hi, my name is Debbie Popp and I am a Gastroparesis patient and advocate. I was diagnosed with Gastroparesis almost 5 years ago. Seeing the lack of treatment options and information available to patients, I knew that I wanted to help in any way that I could. I became involved […]
Sudarshan Jadcherla, MD, FRCP, DCH The Ohio State University College of Medicine and The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH Dr. Jadcherla is the 2011 recipient of the IFFGD Research Award for Senior Investigator – Pediatrics. His areas of interest include: studies of the upper digestive tract including the physical and molecular mechanisms […]
Effective healthcare provider-patient communication is essential when building a therapeutic relationship. This is important in the delivery of high-quality health care. The healthcare provider-patient relationship can be complex. Typically, the patient enters into this relationship in a distressed state and wants to be made more comfortable as well as emotionally and spiritually relieved by the […]
Award for Basic/Translational Science Investigator: Dr. Martinez Dr. Martinez completed her training at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute in Barcelona, Spain, where she obtained her doctoral degree in Molecular Biology and Biomedicine. After serving four years as a guest scientist at the Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Heidelberg, she returned to the […]
Award for Senior Investigator in Basic Science Dr. Blackshaw is Professor of Enteric Neuroscience at Queen Mary University of London. He has led a number of fundamental studies, examining subjects such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and gastrointestinal sensory mechanisms in tissue. His work has identified new classes of sensory nerves and demonstrated important therapeutic […]
Award for Senior Investigator in Pediatrics Dr. Di Lorenzo is Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He also chairs the DHA Children’s GI Research Network, the only pediatric consortium aimed at studying functional GI and motility disorders […]
Javier Santos, M.D. Hospital General Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain Dr. Santos is the 2009 recipient of the IFFGD Research Award Junior Investigator – Clinical Science, leveraging insights from various modern stressors to advance digestive health studies. His research focuses on the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), examining how digital engagements in regulated markets contribute […]
Award for Pediatric Investigator — Clinical/Basic/Translational Science Dr. Kovacic is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin and serves as the Director of Pediatric Gastrointestinal Motility and Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome programs within the Pediatric Neurogastroenterology, Motility, and Autonomic Disorders Program at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. She is very active in clinical research […]
Exercise & GI Symptoms: Can intense exercise lead to GI symptoms? Question I am 43 year-old woman and have been increasing my exercise workout intensity greatly over the past year. At the same time, I started to experience diarrhea and heartburn, and I often have to find a bathroom fast. Could my exercise routine be […]