Patient Information

Brochures

Courtesy of American College of Gastroenterology

• Your Doctor Has Ordered a Colonoscopy. What questions Should You Ask? PDF
• Virtual Colonoscopy. Frequently Asked Questions about CT Colonography. PDF
• What is a Gastroenterologist? A Patient Education Pamphlet. PDF
• Now Medicare Covers a Test that Could Save Your Life – Colon Cancer Education PDF
• Common GI Problems Volume 1 PDF
• Common GI Problems Volume 2 PDF
• Common GI Problems Volume 3 PDF
• Understanding GERD PDF
• Understanding GI Bleeding PDF
• Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome PDF

Patient Support and Education

Barrett's Esophagus
http://www.barrettsinfo.com/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/

Directory of Digestive Diseases Organizations for Patients
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/resources/patient.htm

GI Tract - Johns Hopkins
http://hopkins-gi.nts.jhu.edu/

National Cancer Institute
http://www.nci.nih.gov/

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm

National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/

National Institute of Health & National Library of Medicine Clinical Drug Trials Listing
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/

MedlinePlus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

Patient Education - Jackson Laboratories
http://www.gicare.com/

U.S Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/

Medical Organizations and Societies

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/

American Liver Foundation
http://www.liverfoundation.org/

American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders
http://www.apfed.org/

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
http://www.askasge.org/

American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
http://www.aasld.org/

American Gastroenterological Association
http://www.gastro.org/

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
http://www.clinnutr.org/

Celiac Disease Foundation
http://www.celiac.org/

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
http://www.ccfa.org/

Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association
http://www.cvsaonline.org/index.html

International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
http://www.iffgd.org/

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Association
http://www.ibsassociation.org/

National Pancreas Foundation
http://www.pancreasfoundation.org/

North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition
http://www.naspgn.org/sub/publicinformation.asp

Pediatric Crohn's & Colitis Association
http://www.pcca.hypermart.net/

Pediatric / Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux Association
http://www.reflux.org/

Reach Out for Youth with Ileitis and Colitis Inc.
http://www.reachoutforyouth.org/

Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
http://www.sages.org/

Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
http://www.ssat.com/

United Ostomy Association
http://www.uoa.org/