International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders
Patient-focused information on functional and motility disorders — IBS, gastroparesis, chronic constipation — and a directory of dietitians who specialise in them.
Best for
People with a digestive condition that does not show up on a scan and has been dismissed as stress.
Why Kave includes this
Functional GI disorders affect millions of people and are chronically under-served, partly because they are invisible on imaging. A specialist dietitian changes outcomes here more than almost any other intervention, and finding one who genuinely knows the territory is otherwise guesswork.
- Expected cost
- Information and directories are free. Dietitian consultations are billed normally.
- Insurance requirement
- None to use the information or the directory.
- Who qualifies
- Open to everyone.
- Where it is available
- Nationwide (United States)
- How you use it
- Online or by phone
- Languages
- English
Limitations Kave wants you to know about
- Education and referral, not treatment or financial assistance.
- Dietitian coverage varies by area, and insurance coverage for nutrition counselling is inconsistent.
Verification
Compiled by Kave on July 1, 2026 and link-checked. Not yet independently verified. Kave assembled this from the organisation’s own published material and confirmed the links resolve. No reviewer has confirmed the eligibility details against the source, so check them on the official site before you rely on them.
- Compiled
- July 1, 2026 (28 days ago)
- Next scheduled review
- September 29, 2026
- Reviewed by
- Not yet reviewed
Sources used
- IFFGD — read July 1, 2026
Kave quality score
82/100
Kave lists resources scoring 80 or above that also clear all four mandatory gates.
- Patient impact18.5/25
- Affordability or financial value17.6/20
- Transparency12.6/15
- Accessibility12/15
- Ease of use8/10
- Geographic reach4.6/5
- Institutional credibility4.3/5
- Privacy and data practices4.3/5
Geographic reach is deliberately worth only five points, so a strong local resource is not pushed out by a weak national one. Read the methodology.