IFFGD, the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders, is a place you can go to find help and support. We provide a wide range of topics and resources dedicated to providing patients, families, health providers, employers, the public and anyone interested with access to information about chronic disorders of the digestive tract and ways to improve lives. […]
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Anonymous Personal Story: “I grew up believing there was something wrong with me” Okay truly I don’t know what I have aside from chronic constipation but there is a question mark in my medical notes for Hirschsprung’s which is what I believe I may have.I am writing because I am a bit down about my […]
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Anonymous Personal Story- “I remember screaming whenever I had a bowel movement” Hello – I had an umbilical hernia repaired at age 5. I remember having constipation issues my entire life, and remember screaming whenever I had a bowel movement. My mother’s sister had a twisted intestine at age 22 and died during surgery while […]
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I am 26 and was diagnosed with irritable bowel at the age of 8, it was braught on by severe stress and chronic constipation when my brother was still born. I get constant cramps, day and night and can cry because the pain is so intense, I can go weeks without emptying my bowels and […]
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Rle’s Personal Story: A Husband’s Battle with Gastroparesis and Other GI Disorders This is actually a story about my late husband , who just passed away on June 17, 2013 at 50 years of age. He had wasted away to 94 pounds, he used to be 210 pounds, 5’11”.He literally died from having chronic diarrhea […]
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Anonymous Personal Story: Struggling with Spastic Colon, IBS, and GERD I bumped into this website researching Spastic Colon/IBS I have suffered with constipation since age 38. I am now age 61. I have also battled chronic GERD from ages 49-57. Now I am battling a spastic colon that my gastro doc says I […]
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Malinda’s Personal Story: Running Through Life with Gastroparesis I started running when I was 22. Over the last 18 years, I have run dozens of races and completed 8 marathons while living with chronic illness. I have gastroparesis (delayed stomach emptying) which causes severe stomach pain, nausea and vomiting. There is no cure for this […]
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Anonymous Personal Story: A Lifetime Battle with Intestinal Obstructions and Pseudo-Obstruction I was born with my problems. Doctors wanted to give me a colostomy at birth. My parents said no. I had chronic pain always. Sometimes I could eat, and sometimes I couldn’t. I never had normal bowel movements. When I was able to go, […]
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Pamela’s Personal Story: “I’m a survivor who finally got a diagnosis. I have Gastroparesis!” In the past 9 months I’ve been called anorexic, a drug addict (due to track marks left by 15+ blown ivs), and a seeker. I’ve been told it was all in my head, asked how bad a stomach ache could […]
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Jorge Castto’s Personal Story: Battling Rectal Prolapse, Constipation, and Chronic GI Pain Hi everyone, my name is Jorge and I currently live in north Georgia. About a week ago during one of my frustrations, I stumbled upon this website. And I am just astonished at the story’s and even though I know that GI problems […]
Patient Perspective on Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) Presented by Swapna Kakani Presentation Overview Watch presentation here In her presentation, Swapna shares parts of her 30 plus year journey with Short Bowel Syndrome and the key aspects she has learned to help her continue to move forward with a GI chronic disease. Swapna describes the mindsets […]
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Anonymous Personal Story: 16 Years of a Cough HI, I have been wondering for some time why I had a chronic cough for 16 years! I have been to numerous doctors for it. They have given me Advair thinking it was some king of Asthma. Also allergy medicines for allergy because I also had post […]