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Kayla’s Personal Story- “I have found a way to manage my GERD“ Before I tell my whole backstory, I want you to know, I have found a way to manage my GERD and it can definitely work for other people, too. Two years ago, I found this treatment, and my GERD symptoms went away completely […]
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Lindsay’s Personal Story- An Advocate’s Story DHA advocate Lindsay has made great strides to raise awareness and funds for gastroparesis. The first annual Go With Your Gut 5K was held in Hilliard, Ohio, on August 23rd of 2014. Lindsay crushed her $3,000 fundraising goal, bringing in more than $9,000 to benefit research into idiopathic gastroparesis […]
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Gastroparesis the beginning. I believe my journey began in 1989 with the first migraine, but I didn’t realize it. The first migraine I had was a reaction to Indocin. I thought, at the time! And it may very well have been! What you also need to know? Is that I was an avid exerciser, biker, […]
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I’ve had symptoms of IBS for over the last two years or so… just before I graduated. I didn’t think much of it at first and thought the symptoms would pass. As a student my diet wasn’t great but it wasn’t that bad either. Soon afterwards the stomach pains became a part of my everyday […]
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Anonymous Personal Story: IBS-D I am a 67-year-old female who has suffered from digestive problems most of my life. After having acute pancreatitis at 25 caused by gallstones, my gallbladder was removed. Then came more problems. I am apparently one of the 20% of gallbladder cases left with excessive bile dumping into the intestines, causing […]
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Catherine’s Personal Story: Severe Gastroparesis I was just diagnosed with Gastroparesis about two weeks ago, I can not hold down solid foods for long. i finally got in to see the gi doctor and he sent me to take a gastric emptying study done and it said that i have a sever case of gastroparesis. […]
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When Alex was four days old, we noticed that his breathing was so loud that you could hear it all over the house. and that he had a sunken chest. The pediatrician assured us that he was fine. By the time he was two years old, he was diagnosed with asthma after making many trips […]
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IFFGD’s 2026 Virtual Digestive Health Wellness and Walk Event A Unique Charitable Event with Achievable Goals for All Event Registration will open on Saturday, August 1, 2026. 2025 Event Scrapbook Images Event Overview The 2026 Virtual Digestive Health Wellness & Walk is a week-long annual charitable event to raise money to support gastrointestinal illness research. The annual event has […]
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Gastroparesis Advocate, Patient Education and Advocacy Specialist with the Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders (AGMD), and IFFGD Patient Advisory Committee member, Melissa Adams VanHouten, talks about amplifying the voice of the gastroparesis community during Gastroparesis Awareness Month in August through a grassroots campaign to establish official proclamations in cities and states across the nation. Gastroparesis, […]
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For those living with congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency (CSID), access to needed medical therapies often comes at a high cost. To help alleviate some of the financial burden faced by affected individuals and their families, the HealthWell Foundation has launched a new fund that will provide up to $10,000 in copayment or premium assistance to eligible […]
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Diet & Digestive Health (DDHChat) Twitter Chat with IFFGD, Tina Aswani Omprakash, and Neha D. Shah MPH, RD, CNSC, CHES The Diet & Digestive Health (#DDHChat) Twitter chat series with the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD), co-host Tina Aswani Omprakash and lead host dietitian Neha D. Shah, MPH, RD, CNSC, CHES. We are excited […]