Publication
214 – Understanding Intestinal Gas
Everybody has gas in his or her digestive tract (the esophagus, stomach, small intestine/bowel, and large intestine/bowel).
International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders
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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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For those with a functional gastrointestinal/motility disorder, pain is often one of several overlapping unpleasant symptoms.
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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.
Testimony
The following written comments were submitted by IFFGD president, Ceciel T. Rooker, to the US Social Security Administration (SSA) in response to Docket No. SSA-2018-0017 calling for public comments regarding the “Consideration of Pain in the Disability Determination Process.” On behalf of the millions of Americans living with a chronic, and often painful, gastrointestinal (GI) […]
By: Sylvie Bradesi, PhDDavid Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA Dr. Bradesi is the recipient of the 2007 IFFGD Research Award for Junior Investigator – Basic Science. Her current research interests focus on the topic of stress induced neuroimmune interactions in the spinal cord, identifying the underlying molecular mechanisms, and the role of […]
Testimony
The following comments were submitted by IFFGD President, Ceciel T. Rooker, to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in regards to Docket No. HHS-OS-2018-0027, “Request for Public Comments on the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Draft Report on Pain Managementn Best Practices: Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations.” On behalf of […]
News Article
This Constipation Awareness Month, IFFGD launches #WhyConstipation campaign to educate sufferers about the “Whats,” “Hows,” and “Whys” of constipation For Immediate Release Media Contact Formdocument.getElementById(‘cloak1c9d6995ed49183f7f5ec3ac2f541cd0’).innerHTML = ”;var prefix = ‘ma’ + ‘il’ + ‘to’;var path = ‘hr’ + ‘ef’ + ‘=’;var addy1c9d6995ed49183f7f5ec3ac2f541cd0 = ‘media’ + ‘@’;addy1c9d6995ed49183f7f5ec3ac2f541cd0 = addy1c9d6995ed49183f7f5ec3ac2f541cd0 + ‘iffgd’ + ‘.’ + ‘org?subject=Media%20Inquiry’;var addy_text1c9d6995ed49183f7f5ec3ac2f541cd0 […]
Disorder
Pain is in our body and our brain, but we can use our mind, our actions, and our spirit to help control pain even when it is not possible to cure it. For this reason, much of the psychological research in pain has focused on what are effective and ineffective coping strategies – how we […]
Testimony
Nancy J. Norton, President and Founder of IFFGD presented the following testimony regarding Fiscal Year 2005 Funding for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research to the House Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and Related Agencies in 2004: Chairman Regula and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present […]