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1. Brochure: Manejo y Tratamiento Medico de la Incontinencia

   320S

   By: William F. Norton, Communications Director, IFFGD

   Easy Read Format. Muchas personas que se encuentran sanas sufren de incontinencia o pérdida de control de las heces. La incontinencia fecal (también llamada incontinencia intestinal) es una enfermedad que puede afectar a personas de todas las edades. Consiste en la salida accidental de heces fecales líquidos o sólidos. Si usted presenta incontinencia, aquí describimos algunos datos que debe saber.

   Also available offline as a glossy color brochure (3.5" x 8.5"). Contact IFFGD for details.

   Topics: Bowel urgency, Incontinence
   Non-Member Price: FREE

2. Brochure: Talking To Your Doctor About Incontinence

   321

   By: William F. Norton, Communications Director, IFFGD

   Easy Read Format. If you see changes in your bowel control, the first step is to tell your doctor. Most people feel uneasy talking about their stool, intestinal gas, or bowel movements. But doctors understand that these are very normal and necessary processes in all of us. Doctors and other therapists are there to help when bodily processes go wrong. So the first very important step is to talk plainly about the problems you are experiencing.

   Also available offline as a glossy color brochure (3.5" x 8.5"). Contact IFFGD for details.

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   Topics: Gas, Bloating, Belching, Incontinence, Working with your healthcare provider
   Non-Member Price: FREE

3. Brochure: Como Hablar Con Tu Medico Acerca de la Incontinencia

   321S

   By: William F. Norton, Communications Director, IFFGD

   Easy Read Format. Si sientes que tienes cambios en el control de tus esfínteres, lo primero que debes hacer es avisarle a tu medico. La mayoría de las personas se sienten incómodas para hablar de sus heces fecales, gas intestinal, o de sus evacuaciones. Sin embargo los médicos entienden que estos son procesos muy normales y necesarios en todos nosotros. Los doctores y otros terapeutas están para ayudarte cuando tus procesos corporales fallan. Por lo tanto, el primer paso importante que debes tomar, es hablar claramente acerca de los problemas que te aquejan.

   Also available offline as a glossy color brochure (3.5" x 8.5"). Contact IFFGD for details.

   Topics: Gas, Bloating, Belching, Incontinence, Working with your healthcare provider
   Non-Member Price: FREE

4. Brochure, Fact Sheet: GERD Questions and Answers

   501

   By: Ronnie Fass, MD; Joel Richter, MD; Philip O. Katz, MD, FACP, FACG; J. Patrick Waring, MD; William F. Norton, Communications Director, IFFGD

   This publication provides an in-depth overview of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) including information about the nature of GERD, how to recognize the disease, and how to treat it. Written in collaboration by IFFGD and physicians noted for their knowledge about GERD. Newly revised and updated 2010.

   Also available offline as a glossy color brochure (3.5" x 8.5"). Contact IFFGD for details.

   Topics: GER, GERD, Heartburn
   Non-Member Price: $0.99

5. Brochure, Fact Sheet: Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders of the Esophagus and Stomach

   510

   By: William E. Whitehead, PhD

   This article reviews disorders caused by abnormal motility in the gastrointestinal tract (including GERD, dysphagia, functional chest pain, gastroparesis, and dyspepsia) and their characteristic symptoms, such as food sticking, pain, heartburn, nausea, and vomiting.

   Also available offline as a glossy color brochure (3.5" x 8.5"). Contact IFFGD for details.

   Topics: Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest, Esophageal Disorders, Gastroparesis, Motility, Stomach Disorders
   Non-Member Price: $0.99

6. Brochure: Gastroparesis (Delayed Gastric Emptying)

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   By: J. Patrick Waring, MD; William F. Norton, Communications Director, IFFGD

   This publication addresses frequently asked questions and provides an overview intended to help patients and family members understand gastroparesis; what it is, and how it is treated and managed.

   Topics: Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest, Gastroparesis, Motility, Nausea, vomiting, Stomach Disorders
   Non-Member Price: FREE

7. Brochure, Fact Sheet: Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction

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   By: Paul E. Hyman, MD

   Your child has been diagnosed as having intestinal pseudo-obstruction or some other form of chronic gastrointestinal motility disorder. This brochure has been written to help you understand these disorders and the effects they may have on your child.

   Also available offline as a glossy color brochure (3.5" x 8.5"). Contact IFFGD for details.

   Topics: Colonic inertia, Pseudo-obstruction, Constipation, difficult to pass stools, Motility
   Non-Member Price: $0.99

8. Brochure: Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants and Children

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   By: Carlo DiLorenzo, MD; Mark S. Glassman, MD

   This article is intended to answer some commonly asked questions from parents/caregivers of infants and children with gastroesophageal reflux (GER). GER is the movement of stomach contents into the esophagus.

   Topics: GER, GERD, Tests, upper GI tract
   Non-Member Price: $0.99

9. Brochure: Hirschsprung's Disease

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   By: Jacob C. Langer, MD; International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders IFFGD

   This fact sheet was written to answer questions about Hirschsprung's disease, treatment, surgery, and follow up.

   Topics: Anal, Rectal Disorders, Constipation, difficult to pass stools, Hirschsprung's Disease, Motility
   Non-Member Price: $0.99

10. Brochure: Treatment Related Risk, Benefit, and Access in Functional GI and Motility Disorders

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    By: International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders IFFGD

    The process of drug development, review, delivery, and use is one that involves many stakeholders, including industries, regulators, physicians, and patients. All play roles that influence treatment outcomes. The illness experiences and perceptions of patients are key components to understanding a disease and providing safe and effective treatments. Looking at the experience of the IBS community with the drug alosetron as an example, this article reflects upon how treatment delivery can break down, and actions that can help ensure that safer, effective, treatments are made available to patients in need.

    Topics: IFFGD, General Interest
    Non-Member Price: FREE