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 Autoimmune hepatitis Bacteria and food borne illness Barrett's esophagus Bowel and intestines Celiac disease Children and digestive problems Cirrhosis of the liver Collagenous colitis Colon polyps Colostomy Constipation Crohns Cyclic vomiting syndrome Delayed gastric emptying Diarrhea Diagnostic tests Digestion Digestive disease dictionary Diverticulosis Drug information Facts and fallacies about digestive disease Fecal incontinence Flatulence (gas in the digestive tract)

Food poisoning Gallstones Gastroparesis and diabetes Heartburn 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 Pancreatitis Primary biliary cirrhosis Primary sclerosing cholangitis Proctitis Statistics Ulcerative colitis Ulcers Vaccination for hepatitis A and B Viral gastroenteritis Virtual colonoscopy

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:

• 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
• Pancreatic cancer
• Rectal cancer
• Stomach/gastric cancer
• Ulcers

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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