I went to Gastrointestinal doctors before I got diagnosed with adhesions and was told that I had IBS, Chrones Disease, Functional Pain, and some other Gut issue. They had no idea but gave me these diagnosis to make me feel better. Personally, I would not go to a Gast. Dr. as I don't think they really deal with adhesions. I think they deal more with the inside and not the outside of the intestines. They can't look "outside" of the box. Not that some aren't good at what they do...my husband had his colon removed from Ulcerative Colitus.
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From: IAS Admin (Tracy) To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 7:24 PM
Subject: Consider joining IFFGD
From: jetstamp@yahoo.com (jetstamp)
Subject: Consider joining IFFGD
I recently renewed my annual membership in IFFGD- the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. The annual cost is $25.00, plus I usually include some extra $ for research.
I have been a member for a few years now, but have never seen the issue of adhesions addressed on their website or in their publication for members, 'Digestive Health Matters'. On the renewal form, it said that if you had any comments that you could write them on the back of the form. I wrote that I would like to see the issue of adhesions addressed, and also mentioned the Functional cine MRI that we have heard about in Europe but that doesn't seem to be available in the U.S. I also mentioned the IAS site.
I received a response from Nancy Norton, President and Founder of IFFGD. She wrote:
"...We also appreciated--and took to heart--your interest in more information about adhesion-related disorders. I have talked to Bill Norton, who edits our journal, Digestive Health Matters; he plans to ask one of the doctors on our Medical Advisory Board to discuss adhesions and functional cine MRIs in an upcoming issue, in the "Clinical Corner" section. I will try to let you know when to expect it..."