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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 [...]
Five Things Clinicians Need to Know about ROME IV May 2018
The Rome Foundation continues to actively educate clinicians worldwide on the new Rome IV criteria in order to expand their understanding of functional GI [...]
Chronic IBS or Abdominal Pain? Ten Tips for Self-Management from Dr. Drossman April 2018
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common and burdensome chronic conditions, reported by patients, according to the International Foundation for Functional [...]
Five Things Patients with Brain-Gut Disorders Need to Know
Five Things Patients with Disorders Involving Brain-Gut Interaction Need to Know About Effective Doctor-Patient Communications April 2018 Functional gastrointestinal disorders, what we are now [...]
Five Things Patients Need to Know about Neuromodulators for Functional GI Pain April 2018
Central neuromodulators (antidepressants, antipsychotics and other CNS targeted medications) are increasingly used for treatment of functional GI disorders (FGIDs), now recognized as Disorders [...]
University of Virginia GI Team On Their Observership with Drossman Gastroenterology as Part of Rome Foundation Visiting Scholars Program January 2018
From left: Dr. Drossman, Jeanetta Frye, MD, Karen Finke,PA-C, both of the University of Virginia, and Megan Huff, PA-C, Drossman Gastroenterology. I [...]
Join Us for Live Webcast: What’s New in the Rome IV Criteria – Friday, Jan. 19, 8:00 am EST January 2018
Join us on Friday, January 19, 2018 8:00 am EST for live webcast covering the latest in Rome IV, diagnosing and treatment of IBS, functional constipation [...]
Rome Foundation Review Provides Guidance for Use of Gut-Brain Modulators for Functional GI Disorders December 2017
Douglas A. Drossman, MD, MACG, President of the Rome Foundation and Drossman Gastroenterology offers insight on new research published online in Gastroenterology, Neuromodulators for [...]
Understanding and Managing Pain in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) – Tips and Insight June 2017
This is an excerpt from a recent article I authored for the IFFGD. It appears here with permission. Read full article Pain, by definition, [...]
Suffering with Chronic GI Symptoms? Here’s How to Make the Most of Your Doctor Visit July 2014
Most would agree that good communication skills are the cornerstone of an effective patient-provider relationship. In a previous post, I offered tips to help physicians [...]