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Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) is a rare but serious cause of severe constipation and/or intestinal blockage in infants. Rarely, older children and adolescents who have severe constipation are diagnosed with HD. Infants with this condition are missing a type of nerve cell called ganglion cells in part of their intestine (usually the colon, or large intestine).

The gastrointestinal (GI) system consists of the GI tract and GI glands. The GI tract is essentially a tube that processes the foods and liquids we ingest. The GI tract is divided into different parts, beginning in the mouth, followed by the esophagus (food pipe), stomach, small intestine (small bowel), and large intestine (colon or

Crohn’s disease is one of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It is associated with inflammation of the digestive tract. The digestive tract runs from the mouth to the anus and includes the stomach and both small and large intestines. Inflammation can irritate deeper layers of digestive tissue as well as the

Cystic fibrosis can cause a variety of problems that impact the health of a child’s lungs and a child’s ability to gain adequate nutrition.

Diarrhea is any increase in stooling frequency and/or water content (consistency) that differs from a child’s baseline.

Functional abdominal pain refers to stomach aches, usually around the belly button, that commonly occur in school-age children. Most otherwise healthy children who repeatedly complain of stomach aches for two months or longer have functional abdominal pain. The term “functional” indicates that there is no blockage, inflammation, or infection causing the discomfort. However, the pain

About GIKids GIKids is the patient outreach and education effort of NASPGHAN – the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition – an organization of more than 2600 pediatric gastroenterologists, predominantly in 46 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Mexico and 8 provinces in Canada. With GIKids, NASPGHAN and their foundation are

These resources are not intended to replace medical advice but can be brought to your appointments to help explain or to help you ask questions.