Patient Education

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Please visit gichannel.com in addition to the links below for information regarding various conditions affecting the GI/digestive system.

Resources/Links

The following links go directly to comprehensive patient information provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, of the National Institutes of Health.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases also offers information for Spanish speaking patients (en español).

Adhesions Anal and rectal problems Appendicitis Autoimmune hepatitis Bacteria and food borne illness Barrett's esophagus Bleeding in the digestive tract Bowel and intestines Celiac disease Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign Children and digestive problems Chronic Hepatitis C Cirrhosis of the liver Collagenous colitis Colon polyps Colostomy Constipation Crohn's disease Cyclic vomiting syndrome Delayed gastric emptying Diarrhea Diagnostic tests Digestion Digestive disease dictionary Diverticulosis and diverticulitis Drug information Duodenal ulcers / H. pylori and peptic ulcer Dyspepsia / Indigestion Facts and fallacies about digestive disease Fecal incontinence Flatulence (gas in the digestive tract)

Food poisoning Gallstones Gastroparesis and diabetes Gas / Heartburn / GERD Hemorrhoids Hepatitis Hiatal hernia Ileostomy, colostomy, ileoanal reservoir surgery Indigestion Inguinal hernia Irritable bowel syndrome Lactose intolerance Liver transplant Lymphocytic colitis Non alcoholic steatohepatitis NSAIDS Pancreas Pancreatitis Porphyria Primary biliary cirrhosis Primary sclerosing cholangitis Proctitis Short bowel syndrome Smoking and your digestive tract Statistics Stomach ulcers Testing for celiac disease Ulcerative colitis Ulcers Vaccination for hepatitis A and B Viral gastroenteritis Virtual colonoscopy Wilson disease

Simplified, "What I Need To Know" Articles from NIDDK

What I need to know about Celiac Disease What I need to know about Cirrhosis of the Liver What I need to know about Constipation What I need to know about Crohn's Disease What I need to know about Diabetes Medicines What I need to know about Diarrhea What I need to know about Diverticular Disease

What I need to know about Eating and Diabetes What I need to know about Gas What I need to know about Hepatitis A What I need to know about Hepatitis B What I need to know about Hepatitis C What I need to know about Irritable Bowel Syndrome What I need to know about Peptic Ulcers What I need to know about Polyps

More patient education links can be found below:

Informational Channels:

The following informational websites are maintained by Healthcommunities.com.

• malehealthchannel.com
• womenshealthchannel.com
• oncologychannel.com
• healthinfochannel.com

Conditions and Radiologic Procedures:

• Barium enema
• Colon cancer
• Colitis
• Crohn's disease
• Esophageal cancer
• Gallbladder diseases and gallstones
• Heartburn and GERD
• Hepatitis
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Liver disease/ cirrhosis
• Liver/hepatobiliary cancer
• Lower GI series
• Pancreatic cancer
• Rectal cancer
• Stomach/gastric cancer
• Ulcers
• Upper GI series
• Virtual colonoscopy

Institutions:

• American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
• American College of Gastroenterology
• American Liver Foundation
• American Society of Gastrointestinal Endosccopy
• Celiac Disease Foundation
• Crohns and Colitis Foundation
• Hepatitis Foundation International
• National Cancer Institute
• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• United Ostomy Associations of America

Recipes and diets for patients with celiac disease:

• Enjoy Life Foods
• Glutenfreeda

Clinical Trials

Westchester Gastroenterology Associates, P.C.
777 North Broadway, Suite 305
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
Tel: 914.366.6120
Fax: 914.366.4128
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