Colonic Diseases

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Facts and Fallacies about Digestive Diseases (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Your Digestive System and How It Works (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Barium Enema: Viewing the Colon for Abnormalities (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Colonoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Colonoscopy (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Flexible Sigmoidoscopy: Screening for Colon and Rectal Problems (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Sigmoidoscopy (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Virtual Colonoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)

• Treatment
• Colostomy (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Ileostomy, Colostomy and Ileoanal Reservoir Surgery (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery: A Guide for Patients (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Colonic Diseases (National Institutes of Health)

• Alternative Therapy
• Colon Cleansing: Is it Good for You? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Specific Conditions
• Collagenous Colitis and Lymphocytic Colitis (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Gas in the Digestive Tract (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Intestinal Ischemia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Ischemic Colitis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Redundant Colon (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Prevention/Screening
• Digestive Health Tips (American College of Gastroenterology)

• Related Issues
• Ten Questions to Ask Your GI Endoscopist (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Digestive Diseases Dictionary (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Glossary of Terms (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Directories
• Locate a Colorectal Surgeon (American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons)

• Organizations
• American Gastroenterological Association
• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
• National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

• Children
• What I Need to Know about Hirschsprung's Disease (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)