Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction

Who to Contact
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Who to Contact

International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders - IFFGD
PO Box 170864
Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076
Phone: 414-964-1799
Fax: 414-964-7176
E-mail: iffgd@iffgd.org
Web: http://www.iffgd.org/

IFFGD is a nonprofit education and research organization. Our mission is to inform, assist, and support people affected by gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. We address issues of digestive health in children through support of education and research. We promote awareness—among the public, health care providers, researchers, and regulators—of conditions such as:

• Functional gastrointestinal disorders
• Gastroesophageal reflux (GER)
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and
• Other conditions that affect gastrointestinal health

We strive to provide a link between clinical research and patient care so that advancements concerning GI health result in improvements in the quality of life for those affected. IFFGD offers a community of support for the children and families affected by gastrointestinal disorders.

 

Where to Go to Chat with Others

• GI Young Adults
  This list is for teens and young adults with gastrointestinal motility disorders, such as chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIP). It is also open for young people who are on TPN, g-tube, or j-tube feedings. This is a place where you will be among other young people who have similar issues such as dating, dealing with school and peer issues, communicating with doctors on your own, and becoming independent while living with a GI disorder. This list is also open to teenagers and young adults.
• Gastroparesis
  Support group for people who are suffering from gastroparesis (delayed gastric emptying) or who know of someone suffering from it, regardless of cause. This group is interested in increasing awareness of the disease, learning from each other, and supporting one another. The group is casual and a great way to develop lifetime friendships and learn how to cope with this illness.
• Guardian Society
  The Hirschsprung's & Motility Disorders Support Network,The Guardian Society are a group of people whose kids suffer from various motility disorders such as Hirschsprung's Disease, Neuronal Intestinal Dysplasia, Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction, GERD, Short Bowel Syndrome, and the like.

  
  
  
  

Learn More About It

• Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children
• Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
  Developed at the Centre for Medical and Surgical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
• Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
• Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction due to Neuronal Disease
  From the Online Mendelian Inheritance of Man (OMIM)
• Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction, Neuronal, Chronic Idiopathic, X-Linked
  From the Online Mendelian Inheritance of Man (OMIM)
• What is Hirschsprung's disease?
  
  
  

Web Sites

• International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Hirschsprung's & Motility Support Network
• About Kids GI
• Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc. (AGMD)
  
  
  
  

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