409- Working With Your Healthcare Provider
Working with your healthcare provider can help make managing your condition easier A partnership between a patient and healthcare provider is essential when managing all chronic illnesses. Because the time spent with your healthcare provider is both limited and valuable, you can maximize it by following some simple guidelines before and after the visit. Learn […]
411 How to Qualify for Social Security Benefits
Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are more common than people think. Even though almost everyone has occasional bouts of GI issues, thousands of people have chronic and severe GI disorders that can make it impossible for them to work. If you have worked in the past but can’t work now because of a GI disorder that you expect to last a year or more, you can file a […]
Living your BEST IBS Life: Practical Tools to Beat the Battle with your Bowels
An overview of tools and information to help empower irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients. Learn ways to partner with your healthcare provider and make the most of your GI visits. In addition, receive information on treatment options including diet, medication, supplements, and more.
Presented during the Nancy and Bill Norton Patient Education Series Event at the University of Michigan Food for Life Kitchen.
A Look at Online Health Records
Presented by Jamie DuMont during IFFGD’s 2020 Virtual Advocacy Education Program.
Making a Surgeon a Part of Your Healthcare Team
Presented by David Mercer MD, PhD during IFFGD’s 2020 Virtual Advocacy Education Program.
Lifecycle of a drug – Pricing and Paying
Presented by Hayley McCorkle during IFFGD’s 2020 Virtual Advocacy Education Program.
Introduction to Complementary Alternative Medicine in Gastrointestinal Illness
Presented by Anthony J. Lembo MD during IFFGD’s 2020 Virtual Advocacy Education Program.
Preparing for Your Appointment
Presented by Linda Nguyen, MD during IFFGD’s 2020 Virtual Advocacy Education Program.
What to Ask Your Healthcare Provider Before You Leave
Presented by Gregory S. Sayuk, MD, MPH during IFFGD’s 2020 Virtual Advocacy Education Program.
How to Create Your Health Care Team
Presented by Lorren Sandt during IFFGD’s 2020 Virtual Advocacy Education Program.
The Best Ways to Describe Pain So Your Healthcare Practitioner Understands
Presented by Darren M. Brenner, MD, AGAF, FACG during IFFGD’s 2020 Virtual Advocacy Education Program.
147-Personal Daily Diary (IBS)
By keeping a detailed record of stool consistency, frequency, continence, pain, diet, medication, emotional status and exercise, a clearer understanding may start to emerge for you and/or your physician to determine the best treatment options available to you.
Use this Personal Daily Diary for 2–4 weeks to help you get the most out of your next doctor visit.