Advocating for Digestive Health An Advocate is someone who is passionate about making a difference for the benefit for themself and other community members. Most people assume that advocacy means reaching out to lawmaker. However, it actually begins much closer to home. You can make a difference by starting right at the healthcare providers office. […]
Award for Clinical Science Investigator Dr. Pauwels began her research career at the Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID) at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium where she studied gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients with cystic fibrosis, looking at both typical and atypical symptoms of reflux disease. After obtaining a scholarship from […]
IFFGD’s Nancy and Bill Norton Research Program Use the links below to access information regarding each award Learn more about IFFGD’s Nancy and Bill Norton Research Program by clicking the buttons below. View our timeline of all of IFFGD’s previously funded research initiatives Research Awards & Grants To date, 45 researchers from around the […]
There are numerous connections between the gut and the brain (often called the gut-brain axis or GBA), and psychological treatments have proven helpful in addressing problems with this communication system. The enteric nervous system (ENS), also referred to as the “second brain”, is made up of hundreds of millions of nerves. Patients with IBS can […]
Testimony
IFFGD President, Ceciel Rooker, submitted the following written statement to the House and Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies. STATEMENT OF CECIEL T. ROOKER PRESIDENT and EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS ON BEHALF OF INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2022 APPROPRIATIONS […]
Presented as “Biofeedback, Incontinence, and the Patient’s Perspective” at a symposium on Treatment of Bowel, Bladder, and Pelvic Floor Disorders, held June 23–26, 2005, at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI This article also available in Spanish. A personal account from the Founder of IFFGD I would like to thank Jeannette Tries for the invitation to be […]
When it comes to “normal”, peoples’ ideas on their bowel habits can vary considerably. As a result, constipation is one of the most difficult gut symptoms to define. Patients, physicians, and researchers all have different views of this condition. Most of us experience constipation from time to time. Illness, inactivity, travel, medications, and other circumstances […]
Testimony
IFFGD Founder and President Nancy Norton presented the following testimony on behalf of IFFGD members at a June 27, 2000 Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory Committee meeting on NDA 21-107, LOTRONEX (alosetron): Thank you, Members of the Committee. I hope you are not going to be tired of hearing from me […]
Testimony
IFFGD President, Ceciel Rooker, submitted the following written statement to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 appropriations for medical research and public health programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and related agencies on June 1, 2018: […]
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