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 […]
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.
Reporter’s Guide to Bowel Incontinence
Do you know which group of conditions affects two in five Americans, causes considerable suffering and disability, and costs society over $30 billion annually?
321-Brochure: Talking To Your Doctor About Incontinence
Easy Read Format. If you see changes in your bowel control, the first step is to tell your doctor. Most people feel uneasy talking about their stool, intestinal gas, or bowel movements. But doctors understand that these are very normal and necessary processes in all of us. Doctors and other therapists are there to help when bodily processes go wrong. So the first very important step is to talk plainly about the problems you are experiencing. Also available offline as a glossy color brochure (3.5″ x 8.5″). Contact IFFGD for details. This publication is also available in Spanish. Go»
535-Talking to Your Doctor About GERD
Tips on preparing for your doctor’s appointment and questions to ask.
316-Talking To Your Doctor About Incontinence
Most people feel uneasy talking about their stool, intestinal gas, or bowel movements. But doctors understand that these are very normal and necessary processes in all of us. Doctors and other therapists are there to help when bodily processes go wrong. So the first very important step is to talk plainly about the problems you are experiencing.
236 – I Have a Gut Problem: Which Doctor Should I See?
When suffering from ongoing gastrointestinal symptoms, you may find it difficult to choose or even find a doctor to care for you. In this article, Dr. Thompson offers helpful suggestions, drawn from his many years of experience in clinical practice, on selecting a doctor.
