Tag: Gastroparesis Awareness Month

IFFGD Raises Awareness for Gastroparesis Awareness Month to Encourage “Education”

Stuart Mitchell

There is an average of about five million people in the United States living with the debilitating and sometimes life-threatening symptoms of gastroparesis, the need for better research, support, and treatments is ongoing. During the month of August, the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) will join with patients, family members, and caregivers to increase public awareness about gastroparesis with “Education” – the theme for Gastroparesis Awareness Month 2019. IFFGD President, Ceciel T. Rooker commented “When there is an absence of reliable educational material for chronic GI disorders such as…

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IFFGD Raises Awareness for Gastroparesis Awareness Month to “Make Patient Voices Heard”

Stuart Mitchell

For the up to five million people in the United States living with the debilitating and sometimes life-threatening symptoms of gastroparesis, the fight to make their voices heard for better research, support, and treatments is ongoing. During the month of August, the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) will join with patients, family members, and caregivers to “Make Patient Voices Heard” – the theme for Gastroparesis Awareness Month 2018. “Patients and those closest to them are uniquely able to speak to the burdens posed by life with a chronic…

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