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Disclaimer
The articles contained on www.badgut.com are in no way intended to replace the knowledge or diagnosis of your doctor. We advise seeking a physician or medical professional whenever a health problem arises requiring an expert's care. Our intention is to provide you with a wide range of materials, and to focus on overall treatment and management issues or strategies.
Opinions expressed by authors are their own and not necessarily those of CSIR. Specific products, treatments, therapies, or claims may be mentioned in articles and acknowledgements on www.badgut.com. However, CSIR does not guarantee or endorse the specific products, treatments, therapies, or claims made by the authors and disclaims all liability relating thereto. Not mentioning a particular product, treatment, therapy, or claim does not mean that CSIR disapproves of it. Furthermore, the absence of a warning for a given drug or combination of drugs does not imply that the drug or combination of drugs is safe, appropriate, or effective in any given patient.
Although, CSIR makes every effort to ensure that information on our website, www.badgut.com, is as accurate and reliable as possible, we cannot guarantee that it is completely free of errors or an inclusive source of information. CSIR does not assume, and disclaims, any liability to any person for any claims, damages, liability, or any loss resulting from any use of or reliance on the content of this website.
For further disclaimer information regarding websites linked from www.badgut.com please see our linking policy below. Back to Top
Privacy Policy
Personal information is any information that can be used to distinguish, identify, or contact a specific individual. CSIR keeps personal information gathered by in confidence. CSIR personnel are only authorized to access personal information based on their need to deal with the information for the reason(s) for which it was obtained. Safeguards are in place to ensure that the information is not disclosed or shared more widely than is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was gathered. We also take measures to ensure the integrity of this information is maintained and to prevent its being lost or destroyed. Personal, identifiable information of users will not be sold or otherwise transferred to unaffiliated third parties without the user's prior consent. We only collect personal identifying information when it is knowingly provided by visitors to our site.
Personal information can include, but is not limited to, salutation, first and last name, street address, city, province or state, postal or zip code, country, telephone number, e-mail address, fax, and other contact information. When specific forms or applications are submitted to the CISR, we may request further distinguishing information including, but not limited to, personal references, employers, areas of interest, diagnosis, and opinions or beliefs. Exceptions: business contact information and certain publicly available information, such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers as published in telephone directories, are not considered personal information. Where an individual uses his or her home contact information as business contact information as well, CSIR considers that the contact information provided is business contact information, and is not therefore subject to protection as personal information.
You do not need to give personal information to receive information from this site. There are instances online, however, when CSIR requests individually identifiable information from you. Please note that we give our website visitors options wherever necessary and practical to not provide information, such as choosing not to provide certain personal details when completing donations, forms, or registration features. As well, individuals can choose not to receive potential/further communications from CSIR. (See below for details on preventing/cancelling communications from CSIR.)
CSIR uses personal information in a variety of ways including, but not limited to, issuing tax receipts where applicable, updating users on CSIR and its events, guiding development of new features and services relevant to www.badgut.com users, providing advertisers with summary (never individual) information about our website's overall usage patterns, and processing your credit card information during an online donation/transaction.
CSIR may contact individuals with further communications on a variety of topics by mail, telephone, or e-mail. If you do not wish to be contacted or would like to be removed from our current database, we will honour this request. Simply contact us by mail at the Canadian Society of Intestinal Research, 855 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9 Canada, by phone at 604-875-4875, toll-free at 1-866-600-4875, by fax at 604-875-4429 or by email at info@badgut.com.
Detailed information on Payments/Donations/Pledges
When you choose to make an online payment, donation, or pledge of any kind through www.badgut.com, we may request the following information so that we may process your transaction: a salutation, first and last name, street address, city, province or state, postal or zip code, country, telephone number, and e-mail address. Further optional information may also be requested.
We process standard credit card information (name on card, card number, card type, and expiration date) via a secure web transaction. This information is only used to process the individual payment/donation/pledge. In fact, by using our secure online site, your credit card number is never provided to CSIR personnel, but is directly processed by an agent of the credit card company via a secure site.
In the case of memorial or honour contributions, a personalized acknowledgement card is sent to a designated recipient, usually the family member of the deceased or the honouree. Therefore, we will request the name, address, city, province or state, postal or zip code, country and telephone number for your designated acknowledgement card recipient. This information is only used for the purpose of sending the acknowledgement card.
In order to satisfy the requirements of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA), we maintain records of all contributions to CSIR. Personal information is private and confidential. Additionally, all information is stored in a secure location accessible only by authorized staff and volunteers.
Website Security & Cookies
CSIR uses password protocols and encryption software, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology from thawte to protect personal and other information we receive when a donation is made or a product or service is requested and/or paid for online. You should always check a site's certificate before entering any credit card information. Our software is routinely updated to maximize protection of such information. However, to take advantage of this, you must use a compatible browser.
Generally, cookies are small text files a website can use to recognize repeat users and ease your ongoing access to and use of the website. They do not come onto a user's system nor do they pose a threat to a user's files. Users should be aware that CSIR cannot control the use of cookies by advertisers or third parties hosting data for CSIR. Except as described herein, this site does not use information transferred through cookies for any promotional or marketing purposes, nor is that information shared with any third parties. However, if a user does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the user to deny or accept the cookie feature.
Aggregate information regarding overall website traffic patterns is collected by CSIR's website. Normally, web servers collect this type of standard web server/visitor traffic information as part of their web log processes. We do not report on individual user sessions. Back to Top
Terms of Use
Unless otherwise indicated, all information contained on www.badgut.com, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, buttons, reading lists, updates, news, glossary, reviews, health tips, opinions, and other material are copyrighted by and proprietary to CSIR. This information is intended for personal and educational use. BadGut, The Inside Tract, and other marks are registered marks of CSIR. Improper use of these marks by other parties will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Except as provided below, the information on the CSIR website may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, distributed, sub-licensed, modified, stored for subsequent use, or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner, without written authorization from CSIR.
Information on www.badgut.com is subject to change without notice, and CSIR reserves the right to change this policy at any time. If you violate any of these Terms and Conditions, your permission to use the Content automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the Content.
User Submissions
CSIR frequently gathers and uses personal information submitted via our website (collectively referred to here as "submission/s") for various programs and initiatives. Information such as articles, remarks, suggestions, questions, correspondence, comments, creative ideas, graphics, surveys, or other information communicated to www.badgut.com, shall be treated as non-confidential.
By submitting information, you
Agree that you will not upload or transmit any submission that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary rights of any party, and
Acknowledge that by providing a submission you are granting CSIR the right to publish, distribute, archive, and otherwise use the submission, in whole or in part, in print, electronic, or any other media, and for promotional purposes related to CSIR's products and services, and
Represent that you have the right to authorize CSIR to use the submission.
Anyone from whom we collect such submissions should expect that it will be carefully protected, and that any use of or other dealing with this submission is subject to consent.
These user submissions are used to improve our level of service to you. While aggregate information about user submissions may be publicized, individual data from these submissions will not be shared with other organizations.
Your submission becomes the property of CSIR and CSIR shall be free to use the submission on an unrestricted basis for any purpose whatsoever.
Linking Policy Links to other sites from www.badgut.com
The CSIR website www.badgut.com contains links to other internet sites that are independent of CSIR. Please take note that CSIR is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites that we link to, and cannot guarantee the security of information you provide to the linked sites. Furthermore, CSIR does not endorse or approve of these external websites and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, or timeliness of information located at such addresses. Conversely, the absence of a link to any external website does not denote that CSIR disapproves of the host website, the organization(s) or individual(s) operating the host website, or its content. CSIR does not assume, and disclaims, any liability to any person for any claim, damage, liability, or any loss resulting from any use of or reliance on the content of any third-party website link. The user assumes all risks of using the content linked from this website.
To suggest a link from www.badgut.com to another website, please email us. All submissions will be reviewed by CSIR staff or external reviewers with expertise on that topic. If you encounter a page that does not link properly, please email us.
Permission to link to www.badgut.com
Permission to link to www.badgut.com may be granted as long as an external website follows and understands the following guidelines.
CSIR reserves the right to revoke consent to the external website, by amending this linking policy, at any time.
The host website is aware that CSIR is not responsible for the information or materials contained on the host website. A link to www.badgut.com is not an endorsement of the host website, the organization(s) or individual(s) operating the host website, or its content.
www.badgut.com cannot be viewed within frames from the host website; it must be viewed in an independent browser.
A link to www.badgut.com that is text-only must be clearly labelled either "The Canadian Society of Intestinal Research" or "Canadian Society of Intestinal Research".
The link must "point" to a page within the www.badgut.com website.
Our logo or any of our trademarked phrases may not be used in any part of the link, unless prior written permission is obtained from CSIR.
Are you taking prescription medication for any of the following stomach problems/symptoms:
Stomach pain or discomfort
Heartburn
Sour taste in mouth/acid regurgitation
Excessive burping/belching
Increased abdominal bloating
Nausea
Early satiety
If you answer yes to any one of the symptoms listed above then take this test to see if your current medication is adequately controlling your stomach symptoms.
The PASS Test
PPI* Acid Symptom Suppression Test
*PPI is short for proton pump inhibitor, a class of medication used to suppress the acid in your stomach. These include Losec®, Nexium®, Pantoloc®, Pariet™, and Prevacid®.
