IFFGD, the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders, is a Public Charity designated under the U.S. IRS code 501(c)(3). We are a registered nonprofit education and research organization. Our Mission Our mission is to inform, assist, and support people affected by gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. IFFGD was founded in 1991 by one person struggling with the challenges imposed by a […]
IFFGD, the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders, is a Public Charity designated under the U.S. IRS code 501(c)(3). We are a registered nonprofit education and research organization. Our Mission Our mission is to inform, assist, and support people affected by gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. IFFGD was founded in 1991 by one person struggling with the challenges imposed by […]
IFFGD, the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders, is a Public Charity designated under the U.S. IRS code 501(c)(3). We are a registered nonprofit education and research organization. Our Mission Our mission is to inform, assist, and support people affected by gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. IFFGD was founded in 1991 by one person struggling with the challenges imposed by […]
Testimony
The following written comments were submitted by IFFGD president, Ceciel T. Rooker, to the US Social Security Administration (SSA) in response to Docket No. SSA-2018-0017 calling for public comments regarding the “Consideration of Pain in the Disability Determination Process.” On behalf of the millions of Americans living with a chronic, and often painful, gastrointestinal (GI) […]
By: Sylvie Bradesi, PhDDavid Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA Dr. Bradesi is the recipient of the 2007 IFFGD Research Award for Junior Investigator – Basic Science. Her current research interests focus on the topic of stress induced neuroimmune interactions in the spinal cord, identifying the underlying molecular mechanisms, and the role of […]
Testimony
The following comments were submitted by IFFGD President, Ceciel T. Rooker, to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in regards to Docket No. HHS-OS-2018-0027, “Request for Public Comments on the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Draft Report on Pain Managementn Best Practices: Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations.” On behalf of […]
Disorder
In chronic pain, we have strong evidence that our pain modulation system is not working well. Instead ofsuppression, the system may be over-sensitized so that even normal sensations trigger pain transmission and suffering. As a result of the pain, patients may also have increased levels of anxiety and depression, decreased quality of life, fear of […]
Disorder
Pain is in our body and our brain, but we can use our mind, our actions, and our spirit to help control pain even when it is not possible to cure it. For this reason, much of the psychological research in pain has focused on what are effective and ineffective coping strategies – how we […]
News Article
This Constipation Awareness Month, IFFGD launches #WhyConstipation campaign to educate sufferers about the “Whats,” “Hows,” and “Whys” of constipation For Immediate Release Media Contact Formdocument.getElementById(‘cloak1c9d6995ed49183f7f5ec3ac2f541cd0’).innerHTML = ”;var prefix = ‘ma’ + ‘il’ + ‘to’;var path = ‘hr’ + ‘ef’ + ‘=’;var addy1c9d6995ed49183f7f5ec3ac2f541cd0 = ‘media’ + ‘@’;addy1c9d6995ed49183f7f5ec3ac2f541cd0 = addy1c9d6995ed49183f7f5ec3ac2f541cd0 + ‘iffgd’ + ‘.’ + ‘org?subject=Media%20Inquiry’;var addy_text1c9d6995ed49183f7f5ec3ac2f541cd0 […]
Testimony
Nancy J. Norton, President and Founder of IFFGD presented the following testimony regarding Fiscal Year 2005 Funding for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research to the House Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and Related Agencies in 2004: Chairman Regula and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present […]
Art of GI is inspiring art work created by talented artists to communicate the challenge of living with a chronic illness