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Effects of Trauma and Abuse on the Brain: Before and After Treatment July 2020
Content Warning: physical and sexual abuse, trauma Back in the 1980s, a patient came to me, a 12-year-old girl, who would inspire my research [...]
Bloating and Distension: What’s the Difference? December 2018
When a person describes the feeling of bloating, they may or may not be aware of an increase in abdominal girth. The former is [...]
Functional Dyspepsia: What You Need to Know August 2018
Dr. Drossman answers common questions on functional dyspepsia along with special guest, Professor Jan Tack, MD, who is incoming President of the Rome Foundation. Dr. [...]
Five Things You Need to Know About Functional Vomiting Syndromes March 2018
Vomiting as an occasional symptom is an adaptive physiological process where the body seeks to rid itself of offending substances ingested. It may [...]
Five Things You Should Know About Gastroparesis and Cyclic Vomiting Syndromes March 2018
Gastroparesis is a type of vomiting where the normal coordination of gastric emptying of ingested food is delayed. As a result, food doesn’t empty [...]
Neurogenesis: What You Need to Know About Brain Cell Growth and Your GI Symptoms April 2016
In the course of my practice and in my care for my patients, I believe that one of the most important items of information that [...]
Functional Vomiting Syndromes: What You Need to Know December 2013
Vomiting as an occasional symptom is an adaptive physiological process where the body seeks to rid itself of offending substances ingested. It may also [...]
Functional Vomiting Syndromes: Gastroparesis and Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome December 2013
In this review on functional vomiting, I discuss two functional GI syndromes, gastroparesis and cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS). Gastroparesis is a type of obstructive [...]
Misunderstood Functional GI Disorders: Gymnast’s Case Shows Why We Must Accept FGIDs as a Chronic Disorder September 2013
The New York Times Magazine just posted a case report of a 15-year old world class gymnast who mysteriously developed abdominal cramps, diarrhea, constipation [...]