In 1997 IFFGD posted the first website for functional GI disorders at www.iffgd.org. We work to improve, through education and research, the lives of the millions of people – men, women, and children – who are affected by digestive disorders.
IFFGD began redesigning 7 of our 9 websites in late 2020. We successfully launched the new sites in April 2021 and continue to make improvements.
IFFGD strives to provide the most up-to-date information and research regarding digestive health disorders.
Other IFFGD websites include:
- Bowel incontinence, leakage, or urgency: Continence depends on properly functioning muscles and nerves in and around the rectum and anal canal. Any condition that interferes with these complex mechanisms may result in bowel incontinence.
www.aboutIncontinence.org - Chronic constipation: The term “constipation” can refer to infrequent evacuation (bowel movement), difficult evacuation, incomplete evacuation, or evacuation of small or hard stools.
www.aboutConstipation.org
www.youandconstipation.org - Gastroesophageal Reflux disease (GERD): is often accompanied by symptoms such as heartburn and regurgitation of acid. But sometimes there are no apparent symptoms, and the presence of GERD is revealed only when complications become evident.
www.aboutGERD.org - Gastroparesis: is a condition of slowed stomach emptying with no intestinal blockage.
www.aboutGastroparesis.org - GI disorders in kids and teens:
www.aboutKidsGI.org - Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): a disorder in which people have reoccurring issues with abdominal discomfort or pain that is associated in some way to their bowel movements. Typically, this intermittent abdominal pain is accompanied by diarrhea, constipation, or alternating episodes of both (mixed).
www.aboutIBS.org
www.youandibs.org - Kids GI Spanish Site
www.losninosygi.org - Motility disorders: Gastrointestinal (GI) motility is defined by the movements of the digestive system, and the transit of the contents within it. When nerves or muscles in any portion of the digestive tract do not function with their normal strength and coordination, a person develops symptoms related to motility problems.
www.aboutgiMotility.org - You and Colonoscopy: find expert advice about this procedure to help you discuss key issues with your healthcare provider.
www.youandcolonoscopy.com - Research needs and progress:
www.iffgd.org/research
IFFGD websites provide reliable health information and general guidance for the public along with resources for professionals.
