Personal Story
My Son’s Personal Story: Mother and Son became a team! While the topic of IBS is rather personal in nature sharing my son’s story here is the hope it will help someone else out there so they don’t experience the same added conditions. Early symptoms were directly correlated to stressful events with a change in […]
124 Irritable Bowel Syndrome The Pathophysiologic Links To More Effective Future Therapy Updated
An Introduction To Supplements For Gastrointestinal Disorders
2022 Norton Education Series: IBS Edition Videos from our Irritable Bowel Syndrome event are now available on IFFGD’s Youtube Missed This Event? Don’t worry! You can watch the recorded program by clicking the button below NES: Irritable Bowel Syndrome Virtual Program In collaboration with Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, IFFGD hosted an in-person Norton […]
Guest Speakers Nitin K. Ahuja, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Session TWO: Advocating for yourself in healthcare: How to prepare for seeing your doctor Nitin K. Ahuja, MD, MS is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and Co-Director of the Program in Neurogastroenterology and Motility in the […]
Disorder
Acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) is a group of rare genetic conditions that can cause severe, sudden (acute) symptoms. These symptoms can happen in various parts of the body and often require a hospital visit. There are four types of AHP which include: It is estimated that 5 in every 100,000 persons have AHP. Most people […]
DHA Advocacy Day 2014 On June 23 and 24, digestive health advocates headed to Washington, DC for the seventh annual DHA Advocacy Day. DHA advocates from across the country gathered in the nation’s capital for the annual, two-day event to educate Members of Congress about the needs of the functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (FGIMDs) […]
Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms, which when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host. There is a growing interest in finding out if probiotics can be used to help relieve symptoms of functional gastrointestinal (GI) and motility disorders. The variety of products, and claims for their usefulness, is increasing. Probiotics, […]
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