Blogs
Acupuncture Treatment for the Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI) A Report from China
Written by Xiucai Fang, MD - Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing and Jianbin Zhang, MD - Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing What is Acupuncture? Acupuncture is a treatment method, which ancient Chinese doctors have used for...
Gut-Brain Interactions in Patients with IBD and the Role of Hypnotherapy in Managing Symptoms
The benefits of gut directed hypnotherapy have been shown in studies to reduce the severity and frequency of symptoms in patients with Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction. However, symptom based anxieties and depression are not unique to patients with DGBI but are...
Management of Chronic Abdominal Distension and Bloating Article
Rome Board Member, Dr. Brian Lacy's article Management of Chronic Abdominal Distension and Bloating is in the Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Journal. Read the full article by clicking here. You can also learn more about bloating and distension in our blog.
Gut Feelings: A Rome Foundation/DrossmanCare Podcast Series
Gut Feelings – A Rome Foundation/DrossmanCare Podcast Series Hosted by Johannah Ruddy, MEd and Douglas Drossman, MD. Join the Rome Foundation and DrossmanCare as we feature episodes on topics related to Disorders of Gut Brain Interactions (DGBI), how to diagnose and...
Podcast and Article with Neurogastroenterology & Motility Society
Douglas A. Drossman, MD is joined by his co-author Jordyn H. Feingold, MD/MSCR Candidate and moderator, Purna Kashyap, MBBS to discuss their latest article "Deconstructing Stigma as a Barrier to Treating DGBI: Lessons for Clinicians." Click Here to listen to Podcast...
American College of Gastroenterology Cover; Winter 2020
The American College of Gastroenterology featured Dr. Drossman in their Winter 2020 Digital Issue and the article made the cover. You can read the article here. Dr. Drossman was also interviewed by Dr. William Chey (a Rome Foundation Board Member) for Healio and the...
History and Evolution of Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction and the Rome Foundation
Written by Douglas A. Drossman, MD From Stigma to Acceptance Recently, I was honored to do two interviews, one for the cover story of ACG magazine and the other, a podcast for the Healio series Gut Talk, by my fellow Rome board member William Chey. These honors...
Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity
Written by Giovanni Barbara, MD Professor of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology University of Bologna Italy Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), also popularly known as ‘gluten sensitivity’ is a condition characterized by intestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms...
What Can We Learn from Epidemiological Studies?
A blog series on the epidemiology of DGBIs by Ami Sperber, MD, MSPH Over the course of 2020 the term epidemiology has become a universally recognized concept for all the wrong reasons. With the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, we have become familiar with...
Gut Feelings Now Available!
Dr. Douglas Drossman and Johannah Ruddy, MEd have written a book! Gut Feelings: Disorders of the Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI) and the Patient-Doctor Relationship is available now. This book is a must read for any provider or patient that deals with DGBI. Click...
UNC GI Conference with Dr. Drossman: Getting Better
Written by Douglas A. Drossman, MD and Jennie Rambo. Over forty years ago, when I was completing my GI fellowship, I put together a series of luncheon meetings for GI faculty and fellows at UNC Medical Center where we could meet to discuss treatment options for our...
Chronic (functional) Constipation Webinar and Q & A
Drs. Drossman, Chey and Lembo discuss the diagnosis and treatment of chronic constipation and include the patient’s perspective of having this DGBI. The presentation also addresses patient burden, communication skills and the need for an integrated care model. Click...










