Personal Story
My first father’s day was certainly not as I had imagined, far from the lighthearted escapes we’d occasionally sought amid our long fertility journey through Southern states exploring new horizons. We were in a strange city, in a huge hospital and within the upcoming days my wife, Tammy and I, would be making the most […]
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Anonymous Everyday Pain’s Personal Story: Desperately Seeking Answers for Severe Gas and IBS-C Hi, I have been dealing with gastrointestinal issues since I was 12 years old. I am now 25 and every year my issue seems to get worse and worse. I am now in pain and uncomfortable every day. It all began in […]
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Rebecca’s Personal Story: “WE ARE GASTROPARESIS WARRIORS!!” Hi my name is Rebecca and I was diagnosed with Mild Gastroparesis in 2006. I have always suffered with constipation from childhood and was very familiar with laxatives growing up. I also had a lot of tummy aches. However when I became a young adult; I found a […]
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Amber’s Personal Story: IBS – three letters that used to control my life. Through her blog, Eats and Exercise by Amber, and by becoming the face of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Outcome Study (IBSOS), Awareness Ambassador, Amber has worked to raise awareness of IBS and encourage hope and perseverance in all those suffering with the […]
Testimony
The following written comments were submitted to the Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration by IFFGD President, Ceciel T. Rooker, in response to Docket No. FDA-2015-D-2479 on October 15, 2019. Thank you for your leadership at the Office of Policy in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) […]
Testimony
IFFGD Legislative Successes IFFGD PRESENTS SENATOR BALDWIN WITH 2019 DDNC DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD From introducing multiple statements in the Senate recognizing Gastroparesis Awareness Month to leading a resolution in the House to raise awareness of functional gastrointestinal (GI) and motility disorders, Senator Tammy Baldwin (WI) has been a constant champion for the digestive health community […]
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IFFGD Founder and President, Nancy Norton, submitted the following written statement to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 appropriations for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on April 29, 2015: STATEMENT OF NANCY J. NORTON PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDERINTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL […]
News Article
International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) launches #LetsTalkGERD, a social campaign raising awareness about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — GERD Awareness Week is observed every year during the week of Thanksgiving and is an opportunity to raise awareness about gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD affects an estimated 1 in 5 or more of adult men and women in […]
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