Patient Education
Educational Resources
General
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/
http://www.iffgd.org/Publications/DigestiveSystem.html
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/a-z.asp
Symptoms
INDIGESTION
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/indigestion/index.htm
GAS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gas/index.htm
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gas_ez/index.htm
DIARRHEA
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/diarrhea/index.htm
CONSTIPATION
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/constipation/index.htm
Upper Digestive Tract Disorders
GERD
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gerd/index.htm
BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/barretts/index.htm
NSAID
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/nsaids/index.htm
GASTRITIS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gastritis/index.htm
HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hpylori/index.htm
PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/pepticulcers_ez/index.htm
ZOLLINGER-ELLISON SYNDROME
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/zollinger/index.htm
CYCLICAL VOMITING SYNDROME
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/cvs/index.htm
MOTILITY DISORDERS
http://www.aboutgimotility.org/esophagus.html
http://www.aboutgimotility.org/stomach.html
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gastroparesis/index.htm
ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/esophageal/patient
GASTRIC CANCER
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/gastric/patient
CELIAC DISEASE
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/index.htm
LACTOSE INTOLERANCE
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/lactoseintolerance/index.htm
SMALL INTESTINE CANCER
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/smallintestine/patient
Colonic Disorders
COLON POLYPS/COLON CANCER
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/colonpolyps_ez/index.htm
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/colon/patient
DIVERTICULOSIS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/diverticulosis/index.htm
http://www.aboutibs.org/Publications/diverticula.html
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ibs/index.htm
CROHN'S DISEASE
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/crohns/index.htm
ULCERATIVE COLITIS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/colitis/index.htm
MICROSCOPIC COLITIS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/collagenouscolitis/index.htm
Ano-rectal Disorders
HEMORRHOIDS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hemorrhoids/index.htm
RECTAL CANCER
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/rectal/patient
ANAL CANCER
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/anal/patient
Liver Disorders
AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/autoimmunehep/index.htm
CIRRHOSIS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/cirrhosis/index.htm
HEMOCHROMATOSIS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hemochromatosis/index.htm
VIRAL HEPATITIS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/viralhepatitis/index.htm
CHRONIC HEPATITIS C
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/chronichepc/index.htm
LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/livertransplant_ez/index.htm
PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/primarybiliarycirrhosis/index.htm
PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/primarysclerosingcholangitis/index.htm
WILSON'S DISEASE
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/wilson/index.htm
HEPATITIS VACCINATIONS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/vaccinationshepab/index.htm
LIVER CANCER
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/liver/patient
Gallbladder-Biliary Disorders
GALLSTONES
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gallstones/index.htm
GALLBLADDER CANCER
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/gallbladder/patient
BILE DUCT CANCER
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/bileduct/patient
Pancreatic Disorders
PANCREATITIS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/pancreatitis/index.htm
PANCREATIC CANCER
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/pancreatic/patient
Miscellaneous
FOOD BORNE ILLNESS
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/bacteria/index.htm
GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/bleeding/index.htm
ILEOSTOMY
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ileostomy/index.htm
CARCINOID TUMOR
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/gastrointestinalcarcinoid/patient
GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY
http://www.aboutgimotility.org/smallintestine.html
http://www.aboutgimotility.org/largeintestine.html
http://www.aboutgimotility.org/pelvic.htm
NATIONAL GI ORGANIZATIONS / SUPPORT GROUPS
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) http://www.aasld.org
American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org
American College of Gastroenterology - Patient Info http://www.acg.gi.org/patients
American Dietetic Association (ADA) http://www.eatright.org/
American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/
American Hemochromatosis Society Inc. (AHS) http://www.americanhs.org/
American Liver Foundation (ALF) http://www.liverfoundation.org/
American Porphyria Foundation http://www.porphyriafoundation.com/
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.asge.org/
Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders Inc. (AGMD) http://www.aboutgimotility.org/index.html
Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF) http://www.celiac.org/
Celiac Sprue Association/USA Inc. http://www.csaceliacs.org/
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America Inc. (CCFA) http://www.ccfa.org/
Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation http://www.girf.org/
GERD Information Resource Center http://www.gerd.com/
Gluten Intolerance Group of North America (GIG) http://www.gluten.net/
Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/
Hepatitis Support Group http://www.hepatitisneighborhood.com
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) http://www.iffgd.org/
Pancreas.org:Patients http://pancreas.org/patients/patients_main.html
The Hemochromatosis Foundation Inc. http://www.hemochromatosis.org/
United Ostomy Association Inc. (UOA) http://www.uoa.org/
Wilson's Disease Association http://www.wilsonsdisease.org/