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 […]
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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 […]
Constipation Symptoms Evaluation Causes Treatment
By: Terry Buchmiller, MD, Department of Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Buchmiller is the recipient of the IFFGD 2003 Research Award to Pediatric Investigator, Basic Science. She performs the full spectrum of pediatric surgery with a particular interest in minimal access surgery, management of the short bowel syndrome, and fetal […]
By: Dan L. Dumitrascu, MD, PhD, Mihaela Stanculete, Adriana Farcas, and Debora Nechifor, Second Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Dr. Dumitrascu is the recipient of the 2003 IFFGD Research Award for International (Developing Nation) Investigator. Dr. Dumitrascu’s main interests are in functional gastrointestinal (GI) and […]
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Jonathan’s Personal Story: Living with Gastroparesis and Finding Strength in the Struggle My name is Jonathan and I have lived with gastroparesis for 25 years. It is probably the most painful, uncomfortable disorder I have (and I have more than a few). In the past 15 years alone I have spent well over $9,000.00 in […]
By: William E. Whitehead, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Co-Director, University of North Carolina Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders, Chapel Hill, NC Dr. Whitehead is the recipient of the IFFGD 2003 Research Award to Senior Investigator, Clinical Science. Dr. Whitehead’s research interests include the physiological and psychological mechanisms for symptoms of functional GI […]
Virtual Advocacy Day: September 12th, 2017 On Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 patients, their family members and friends, health care providers, and others from across the United States took part in IFFGD’s 8th Annual Advocacy Day. On this day, members of the functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (FGIMDs) community stood up and took a stand for […]
National Advocacy Event on the Hill You Attended. You Advocated. You Were Heard. WASHINGTON, DC JUNE 24-25, 2019 For the millions of Americans living with the debilitating and sometimes life-threatening symptoms of a functional gastrointestinal or motility disorder (FGIMD), the fight for awareness, research into safe and effective treatments, and cures are ongoing. But Members of […]