Satish Rao, M.D Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA Dr. Rao is the 2009 recipient of the IFFGD Research Award Senior Investigator – Clinical Science. His research interests focus on the pathophysiology and treatment of IBS, constipation and fecal incontinence and visceral pain, particularly esophageal chest pain. He has pioneered several new techniques of evaluating […]
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Colleen’s Personal Story: GERD and Esophageal Ulcers I have always had periods of having heartburn and would usually turn to tums to deal, but didn’t think it was an issue. But last fall I started noticing that I sometimes had trouble swallowing, sometimes it felt like food was stuck on the way down. And some […]
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Zoe’s Personal Story: “A wild ride with GERD” Hi, I’ve had a wild ride with GERD and I’m still struggling, but things are getting better, or maybe I’m being too optimistic. It started in 2017 with a case of food poisoning and that seemed to set something off in my stomach and I’ve struggled since. […]
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Julene’s Personal Story- Gastroparesis and a GJ tube! I was officially diagnosed with Gastroparesis in March of 2014. However, my doctors feel that I have been suffering from it for much longer. In 2007 following a surgical biopsy I was diagnosed with Reflux. I had started experiencing classic reflux symptoms with heartburn and a lump […]
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Michaella’s Personal Story: Coping with Gastroparesis, GERD, and the Mental Struggles That Follow I was diagnosed with gastroparesis and severe GERD about a year ago now. For a year and a half I went undiagnosed. I couldn’t get anything down my throat and was losing weight fast. I was 40 kgs and depressed at life. […]
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Michaelynn’s Personal Story: Battling Persistent Diarrhea, Weight Loss, and a Gastroparesis Diagnosis My issues started in 2009 and it all started with persistant diarrhea, indigestion, heart palpitations and nausea. I was working a full time job and struggled to make it through each day with the diarrhea. They prescribed every drug for reflux but they […]
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Michaelynn’s Personal Story: Battling Persistent Diarrhea, Weight Loss, and a Gastroparesis Diagnosis My issues started in 2009 and it all started with persistant diarrhea, indigestion, heart palpitations and nausea. I was working a full time job and struggled to make it through each day with the diarrhea. They prescribed every drug for reflux but they […]
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Amanda’s Personal Story: Overcoming Lifelong GI Struggles with GERD I am a 24-year-old female. Throughout my childhood I suffered with constant GI problems. My parent’s told me that when I was a baby I could projectile vomit like you would not believe. As long as I could remember, I would throw up almost daily. It […]
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Julene’s Personal Story- Gastroparesis and a GJ tube! I was officially diagnosed with Gastroparesis in March of 2014. However, my doctors feel that I have been suffering from it for much longer. In 2007 following a surgical biopsy I was diagnosed with Reflux. I had started experiencing classic reflux symptoms with heartburn and a lump […]
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Michaella’s Personal Story: Coping with Gastroparesis, GERD, and the Mental Struggles That Follow I was diagnosed with gastroparesis and severe GERD about a year ago now. For a year and a half I went undiagnosed. I couldn’t get anything down my throat and was losing weight fast. I was 40 kgs and depressed at life. […]
Effective treatment for constipation depends upon an accurate diagnosis. Unfortunately, no specific symptom(s) can be used to differentiate one cause from another, and symptoms sometimes significantly overlap. Generally, the initial treatment for someone with mild chronic constipation (CC) involves a recommendation of diet changes including increased fiber intake, or over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Some healthcare providers […]
The colon is a muscular organ, which is supplied by nerves originating both within and external to the surface that can absorb more than 90% of the fluid which enters it. In normal individuals, approximately 3 to 4 pints of fluid – representing bile, digestive juices, and ingested food – enters the colon from the […]