The agmdhope’s Podcast

AGMD presents its Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIPO) Telephone Internet Community Support Group meeting. This forum provides a place for patients with CIPO as well as their family members, to voice their concerns, frustrations, share their experiences and gain much needed support. All program participants have given their consent to AGMD for their voices to be recorded should they decide...

Anne was a patient who suffered from intestinal failure, gastroparesis, neuropathic pseudo-obstruction & progressive MS. At the time of this program, she had been waiting to have a multi-visceral transplant (stomach, pancreas, small & large bowel & kidney) at UCLA. Her inspiring story explains her faith-filled journey of overcoming numerous challenges & her desire to help others.  Anne Carney-Reve...

The Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc. | AGMD | is privileged to present an open discussion entitled, Coping with Holiday Pressures and Expectations. The holiday season can be one of the most physically, socially, emotionally, and financially challenging times of year for those living with digestive disorders.  During this program, we discuss how to cope with the pressures an...

AGMD Presents its Patient Telephone Internet Community Support Group meeting.  This forum provides a place for patients as well as their family members, to voice their concerns, frustrations, share their experiences and gain much needed support. All program participants have given their consent to AGMD for their voices to be recorded should they decide to speak during the program. Sponsored by the...

The Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc. (AGMD) presents, Living With Digestive Motility Disorders. This open discussion meeting is for anyone affected by motility disease, including patients, parents, partners, and loved ones.  AGMD provides a safe place to talk about everything that goes along with the diagnosis of a motility disease.  Topics include emotional/mental health i...

Welcome to our AGMD Disorders of the Esophagus Telephone Internet Community Support Group meeting. This meeting enables patients and their family members to voice their questions, concerns, emotions and experiences while gaining much needed support and understand. It is also a place to learn from others who are traveling similar motility journeys. All participants have given their consent to AGMD...

AGMD presents its Let's Talk Open Discussion Series. This program focuses on Testing Relationships. Relationships are often tested to the max when someone suffers from a digestive motility disorder. Some relationships strengthen, while others crumble under the strain.  From spouses, companions, family members, friends, co-workers ... the list goes on as each relationship undergoes the major test o...

AGMD Presents its Patient Telephone Internet Community Support Group meeting.  This forum provides a place for patients as well as their family members, to voice their concerns, frustrations, share their experiences and gain much needed support. All program participants have given their consent to AGMD for their voices to be recorded should they decide to speak during the program.

AGMD presents its Gastroparesis Telephone Internet Community Support Group meeting.  This program provides a forum for patients and their loved ones to share their questions, concerns and frustrations and receive much needed support. All participants gave AGMD their consent to be recorded if they chose to speak during the program.

AGMD presents its Young Adult Telephone Internet Community Support Group meeting. This meeting is co-facilitated by Andrew Carbone, a young adult patient with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, gastroparesis and gastroesophageal reflux disease.  All participants have consented to AGMD to have their voices recorded during the program should they decide to speak.  

AGMD presents its Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIPO) Telephone Internet Community Support Group meeting. This forum provides a place for patients with CIPO as well as their family members, to voice their concerns, frustrations, share their experiences and gain much needed support. All program participants have given their consent to AGMD for their voices to be recorded should they decide...

AGMD presents it's Newly Diagnosed Telephone Internet Community Support Group Meeting. When a patient is newly diagnosed with a digestive motility disorder, there are endless questions, fears and tears that may accompany trying to process the news. Patients and their families may go through a roller coaster of emotions. They may feel frightened and very much alone. All participants have given AGMD...

The Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc. (AGMD) presents, Living With Digestive Motility Disorders. This open discussion meeting is for anyone affected by motility disease, including patients, parents, partners, and loved ones.  AGMD provides a safe place to talk about everything that goes along with the diagnosis of a motility disease.  Topics include emotional/mental health i...

AGMD presents it's Let's Talk Open Discussion Series focusing on, "Living With Gastroparesis. During the program, we talk about some of the physical and emotional challenges, helpful tips, myths that exist and lessons learned. 

The Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc. (AGMD) presents, Living With Digestive Motility Disorders. This open discussion meeting is for anyone affected by motility disease, including patients, parents, partners, and loved ones.  AGMD provides a safe place to talk about everything that goes along with the diagnosis of a motility disease.  Topics include emotional/mental health i...

The Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders  |AGMD| presents its, Let's Talk Open Discussion Series. This program focuses on, "The Impact of Digestive Motility Disorders on Self-Esteem." Living with a digestive motility disorder can greatly attack the patient's self-esteem in so many different ways. Some examples include, trying to cope with the unpredictable symptoms, social isolation,...

The Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders (AGMD) presents its Let's Talk Open Discussion Series. This program is entitled, "It's All In Your Head," (Being Believed).  When a patient is suffering and is not believed, a roller coaster of emotions can ensue. Patients may even begin to doubt themselves.  This is an open discussion where patients share their experiences, insights and copin...

AGMD presents it's Let's Talk Open Discussion Series. This presentation focuses on, Dealing With The Guilt. So many patients struggle with feelings of guilt as a result of their illness. Because digestive motility disorders can infiltrate every aspect of a patient's life, these feelings of guilt can emerge as a result of high medical costs affecting finances and the inability to work, expectations...

The Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders (AGMD) presents its Let's Talk Series Open Discussion Series. This program will focus on the comment, "But You Look So Good," words that can bring emotional turmoil for many patients with digestive motility diseases or disorders. Although people may have good intentions by telling patients that they "Look So Good," it can trigger a kaleidoscop...

The Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc. (AGMD) is pleased to provide our AGMD Open Discussion Series.  This open discussion will focus on, "Saying Goodbye to the Pleasure of Eating" as a result of suffering from a digestive motility disease or disorder.  During this audio program, patients will share their experiences, feelings and helpful coping strategies.       

Parents with a child of any age suffering from a digestive motility disease or disorder need support. Our Telephone Internet Community Support Group program provides a forum for parents to share their questions, concerns, frustrations, and emotions with others who understand.

The Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc. | AGMD | is honored to host Dorothy Petito, RD, as she discusses small bowel bacterial overgrowth from her personal and professional perspective. There will be ample time for questions and responses. Dorothy Petito, MPH, RD, CDN has been a Registered Dietitian for 32 years and a patient with multiple gastrointestinal motility disorders f...

The Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc. (AGMD) is proud to present this month's Inspiring Patient/Caregiver Series featuring Julie Martinez, a parent of a child with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction. During the program, Julie will chronicle her moving story and will also read some poignant excerpts from her upcoming book. Any parent, patient or caregiver will find this pr...

The Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc. (AGMD) is privileged to present our Inspiring Patient | Caregiver program featuring 16-Year-Old Samantha Konigsberg. Ever since she was little, Sammy had GI problems, however, they got significantly worse at the age of twelve. She has Neuronal Intestinal Dysplasia, and has had three surgeries and four obstructions within the past four ye...

AGMD presents Dr. Allan Goldstein, Director of the Pediatric Neurogastroenterology Program at Mass. General Hospital, Marshall K. Bartlett Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Mass. General Hospital, and Surgeon-in-Chief of MassGeneral Hospital for Children. Dr. Goldstein Directs a basic science research lab that focuses on the enteric nervous sys...