Tina’s Journey with Functional GI Disorders By Tina Aswani-Omprakash April 1, 2021 I had struggled with severe constipation all my life until I suddenly didn’t. I was hit with severe bouts of diarrhea and rectal bleeding in 2006 and was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at the age of 22. Since then, it’s been […]
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Session ONE: Finding Help Through Support Groups on Facebook Session TWO: In-person and Online Support Groups Session THREE: Developing a Comprehensive Support System Session FOUR: Advocacy Education Session FIVE: Finding Support from Government Agencies Sunday, March 21st, 2021 Session ONE: Finding Help Through Support Groups on Facebook Many people have a difficult time finding a Facebook […]
Pennsylvania Advocate I first became ill during my freshman year at college, and if you would have told me then that I would find a passion for being a patient advocate, I wouldn’t have believed you (or even knew such a position existed). As is often the case with GI disease, I was diagnosed with […]
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IFFGD shares tips on how to prepare for an appointment with your physician this GERD Awareness Week For Immediate Release Media Contact IFFGD (414) 964-1799 Milwaukee, WI, November 23, 2015 – Heartburn can be a pretty ordinary thing, especially when people are eating large meals during the holiday season. But, what if your heartburn gets […]
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IFFGD Raises Awareness of Rare Digestive Diseases for Rare Disease Day 2018 For Immediate Release Media Contact Formdocument.getElementById(‘cloak8b0435b9dc1adbc3431bf0d104a05999’).innerHTML = ”;var prefix = ‘ma’ + ‘il’ + ‘to’;var path = ‘hr’ + ‘ef’ + ‘=’;var addy8b0435b9dc1adbc3431bf0d104a05999 = ‘media’ + ‘@’;addy8b0435b9dc1adbc3431bf0d104a05999 = addy8b0435b9dc1adbc3431bf0d104a05999 + ‘iffgd’ + ‘.’ + ‘org?subject=Media%20Inquiry’;var addy_text8b0435b9dc1adbc3431bf0d104a05999 = ‘Media Contact Form’;document.getElementById(‘cloak8b0435b9dc1adbc3431bf0d104a05999’).innerHTML += ‘‘+addy_text8b0435b9dc1adbc3431bf0d104a05999+’‘; IFFGD […]
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Health policies shape how treatments are developed and approved. At IFFGD, we work to ensure that the voices of those affected by gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are heard in important policy conversations. Through education, advocacy, and collaboration with decision-makers, we help the GI community understand current and emerging health policies, and how these changes impact research, […]
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What is CAPS? Centrally mediated abdominal pain syndrome (CAPS), formerly known as Functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAPS), is a condition of abdominal (belly) pain that is long-term or keeps coming back. The pain is not linked with changes in bowel pattern – constipation and/or diarrhea. It occurs because of abnormal functioning of nerve impulses in […]
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What is Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome? CVS is a chronic disease marked by severe, recurrent episodes of nausea and vomiting in a person who is otherwise healthy. CVS episodes often flip-flop with states of wellness. Vomiting may occur every 5-10 minutes for several hours during an episode. On average, CVS episodes last 3-7 days but vary […]
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IBS affects up to 5-10% of individuals worldwide and affects children and adults of both genders. Although IBS does not shorten a person’s life span, it is associated with a large health care and economic burden. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder in which people have reoccurring issues with abdominal discomfort or pain that […]
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Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome or SMAS is a rare disease with an estimated incidence of about 0.1% to 0.3%. While anyone can get this disease, it is more often found in young adults and adolescents, typically aged 10 to 39 years old. Females are more likely to be diagnosed over males; although, this could […]
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Nearly everyone experiences unwanted digestive issues now and again. Sometimes these may be minor, other times they may be very disruptive. A number of symptoms that occur together may characterize irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), or another functional GI disorder. Whether or not digestive symptoms arise from functional GI disorders, there may […]