Gastrointestinal Disorders
The gastrointestinal system (also known as the GI system) is the entire digestive tract, from mouth to rectum. Gastrointestinal disorders are any illnesses that involve the gastrointestinal system.
This section on children and gastrointestinal disorders includes information about:
- chronic abdominal pain
- Crohn's disease
- gastrostomy
- GER or gastroesophageal reflux
- hepatitis
- hernias
- hiatal hernia
- Hirschsprungs
- IBD or inflammatory bowel disease
- jaundice
- liver
- NEC or necrotizing enterocolitis
- ostomies
- pancreatitis
- peptic ulcer
- tube feeding
- ulcerative colitis
- vomiting
Webinar presented by Dr. Brad Pasternak
Advances in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. (registration required)
More information
Support Groups
Visit these websites for more information:
Chronic Constipation and Encopresis in Children - Children's Medical Center, University of Virginia
Digestive System Web Resources for Students - Gander Academy
Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants - Children's Medical Center, University of Virginia
Nissen Fundoplication - Parent-2-Parent.com & RefluxinChildren.com, Parents Supporting Parents
POPSICLE - Help and Hope When Children Struggle to Eat - Parent Organized Partnerships Supporting Infants and Children Learning to Eat
