Personal Story
Kat’s Personal Story: “Medical doctors can be so cruel and unhelpful when it comes to giving advice and seeking solutions for IBS” My story began in the 1980’s & 90’s, but gastro issues tend to manifest throughout my family, my grandfather had diverticulitis, so did my mom, my uncle had problems with his esophageal sphincter […]
Disorder
There are more bacteria found in the human intestinal tract than there are human cells in our body. Most of these bacteria live in the large bowel (colon), while fewer stay in the small bowel. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is defined as an overwhelming number of bacteria in the small intestine, resulting in gastrointestinal […]
Personal Story
Kynlee’s Personal Story: ‘When “Just follow the diet,” doesn’t work’ On August 1st, I had a gastric emptying study done at the Hershey Med Center to test for gastroparesis. A gastric emptying study involves eating a small meal with a radioactive tracer in it. You then have images taken right after eating, an hour after […]
IFFGD’s 2023 Virtual Digestive Health Wellness & Walk Event: A Unique Charitable Event with Achievable Goals for All Thank you to all of the event supporters. See you for the 2024 Event! 2023 Event Summary Thank you to everyone that supported the 2023 event. Below are the event numbers: # of Registered Participants: 488 # […]
Personal Story
Kiyah’s Personal Story: The challenge to find the right diagnosis I’ve been suffering since 2020 with severe abdominal pain. I’ve had 3 endoscopies &’ one colonscopy &’ 3 different gastroentorologist. After the first endoscopy I was told by my GI doctor that I have GERD( acid reflux) &’ was place on a PPI called omeperazole […]
827 Functional Recurrent Abdominal Pain In Children And Adolescents