Blogs
Six Books That Tackle Some of the Most Perplexing Medical Mysteries of Our Time
Six Books That Tackle Some of the Most Perplexing Medical Mysteries of Our Time Gut Feelings The Patient’s Story: Personal Accounts of the Illness Journey By Douglas A. Drossman MD, Johannah Ruddy MEd There is nothing quite as crushing as falling victim to an illness...
Annual Digestive Disease Week held in San Diego furthers DGBI research and patient care
At the Annual Digestive Disease Week® (DDW®) in San Diego in May, Board members and staff were busy furthering our mission of improving the lives of people with functional GI disorders. Committee work, booth work, and industry meetings on new projects filled everyone...
5th Annual Congress of the Indian Motility and Functional Diseases Association
Dr. Drossman gave a keynote virtual presentation to the 5th Annual Congress of the Indian Motility and Functional Diseases Association on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The title: “From Functional GI and Motility Disorders to Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction” traced the...
Joint Rome Foundation-Ukrainian GI Webinars
The Rome Foundation was invited to partner with our colleagues from the Ukrainian Gastroenterological Association to provide access to our educational webinars for their members as they work to address the many needs of patients with DGBI possibly worsening since the...
Ukrainian Gastroenterological Association Partnership
The Rome Foundation is pleased to be able to partner with our colleagues from the Ukrainian Gastroenterological Association to provide complementary access to our educational webinars for their members as they work to address the many needs of patients with DGBI...
Rome Publication Success
by Douglas Drossman, MD The Rome Foundation's mission to further the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of gut-brain interactions (DGBI) made exciting strides this fall with three groundbreaking articles published in the prestigious journal...
Bloating and Distension: Diagnosis and Treatment
Written by Brian Lacy, MD In Part One of my posts on bloating and distension, we discussed how we define these issues, what the most common symptoms are, and the usual reasons behind them. We’ll now move forward with how patients are diagnosed and what treatment...
Dr. Arnab Ray Shares His Visiting Scholar Experience
Arnab Ray, MD, has successfully completed his time within the Rome Foundation’s Visiting Scholar Program. Dr. Ray, a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, Louisiana, is affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Louisiana State University...
EMJ Gastroenterology Features Interview with Dr. Drossman
The European Medical Journal explores Dr. Drossman’s career and future goals An interview with Dr. Douglas Drossman as a key opinion leader was a featured piece in the October edition of EMJ Gastroenterology. The conversation was wide-ranging, covering Dr. Drossman’s...
Bloating and Distension: Definitions and Causes
Written by Brian Lacy, MD Symptoms of gas, bloating and distension are quite common. This blog (Part 1 of 2) focuses on the scope of the problem and reviews common reasons for bloating and distension to occur. Definition and Common Symptoms Bloating is a sensation...
Stigma in DGBI & Clinician Burnout: Leveraging the Patient-Physician Relationship to Heal Patients and Doctors
Written by Jordyn Feingold, MD, MSCR, MAPP You’ve all likely heard the following philosophical thought experiment regarding the phenomena of observation and perception: “If a tree falls in a forest, and no one’s there to hear it, does it make...
The Rome Foundation is proud to participate in Asian Pacific Digestive Week.
A virtual event running August 19-22, 2021. Dr. Douglas Drossman will be giving this year’s Panir Chelvam Memorial Lecture, a distinct honor and award for his significant contributions to the GI medical community. Established in 2004, the Panir Chelvam Memorial...
