SUPPORT & EDUCATIONAL GROUPS:

 

Abdominal Pain

 

Achalasia

 

Acid Reflux

 

Adhesions

 

Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

 

Anal Disorders

 

Barrett’s Esophagus

 

Bile Duct Diseases

 

Bleeding in the Digestive Tract

 

Celiac Disease

 

Cirrhosis of the Liver

 

Collagenous Colitis

 

Colon Cancer (links)

 

Colon Polyps

 

Constipation

 

Crohn’s Disease (see Inflammatory Bowel Diseases)

 

Diarrhea

 

Digestive System

 

Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis

 

Dumping Syndrome

 

Dyspepsia (see Indigestion)

 

Dysphagia (see Swallowing Disorders)

 

Fatty Liver

 

Foodborne Infections

 

Gallbladder Disorders

 

Gas/Belching/Bloating/Flatulence

 

Gastritis

 

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)/Heartburn/Acid Reflux

 

Gastroparesis

 

Helicobactor pylori (H.pylori)

 

Hemochromatosis

 

Hemorrhoids

 

Hepatitis (viral)

 

Hepatitis (autoimmune)

 

Hernia (incisional hernia/inguinal hernia/umbilical hernia)

 

Hiatal Hernia

 

Indigestion (dyspepsia)

 

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Crohn’s Disease/Ulcerative Colitis)

 

Liver Diseases

 

Nausea and Vomiting--acute

 

Nausea and Vomiting--recurrent

 

Pancreatitis

 

Peptic Ulcer

     

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

 

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

 

Pseudo-Obstruction, Intestinal

 

Stomach Problems (see Abdominal Pain, Digestive System, Dumping Syndrome, Gas, Gastritis, Gastroparesis, Indigestion, Nausea and Vomiting, or Peptic Ulcer)

 

Swallowing Disorders

 

Ulcerative Colitis (see Inflammatory Bowel Diseases)

 

Vomiting (see Nausea and Vomiting)

 

ADDITIONAL WEB LINKS TO LEARN ABOUT THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND DIGESTIVE DISORDERS

 

American College of  Gastroenterology

 

American Gastroenterology Association

 

Medline Plus—The Digestive System

 

National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse

 

UpToDate

 

WebMD

 

GASTROENTEROLOGY PROCEDURES

Many of the sites above have links for information about procedures performed by gastroenterologists.  Here are a few additional sites:

 

Capsule Endoscopy

 

Colonoscopy

 

ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography)

 

Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (Flex Sig)

 

Gastroscopy (EGD, EsophagoGastroDuodenoscopy, endoscopy, upper endoscopy)

 

Liver Biopsy

 

MEDICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTS:

 

Micromedix link (sponsored by Mayo Clinic)

 

National Institute of Health

 

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