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 […]
Personal Story
Kolja’s Personal Story: Developing IBS-D After Food Poisoning My story: Yes. I have either functional diarrhoea or indeed IBS-D. Several gastroenterologists that I had wound up going to seem to be ‘fence-sitting‘ on this one. Something; IBS, others unexplained diarrhoea, and one gastroenterologist thought Munchausen Syndrome, as to play ‘hookie’ (skipping school). Point is, that […]
The International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) is pleased to announce the 2026 Recipient of the IFFGD Research Grant: Congratulations Xaio Jing (Iris) Wang, M.D., FACG About Dr. Xaio Jing (Iris) Wang Dr. Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang, MD, FACG, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Consultative/General GI group […]
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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