Digestive Health & Disease Topics
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Liver
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Ascites: A Common Problem in People with Cirrhosis
- Cirrhosis (Liver Cirrhosis)
- Common Gastrointestinal (GI) Problems in Women
- Common Gastrointestinal (GI) Symptoms
- ERCP: A Patient's Guide
- Gastrointestinal Cancers
- Hepatitis (Hepatitis A, B, and C)
- Hepatitis C
- Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH)
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer (Gastrointestinal Cancers)
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Injury from Medication (Medications and the Liver)
- Liver Transplantation
- Medications and the Liver
- Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
- Obesity
- Pediatric GI – Childhood Obesity
- Pediatric GI – Functional Abdominal Pain in Children
- Pediatric GI – Neonatal Jaundice
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
- Radiographic Tests in GI
- Understanding Your GI Tract
- Wilson Disease
Esophagus
- Achalasia
- Acid Reflux / GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
- Barrett’s Esophagus
- Belching, Bloating, and Flatulence
- Common Gastrointestinal (GI) Problems in Women
- Common Gastrointestinal (GI) Symptoms
- Endoscopic Foreign Body Removal
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Physiologic Testing
- Gastrointestinal Cancers
- Non-cardiac Chest Pain (NCCP)
- Obesity
- Pediatric GI – Childhood Obesity
- Pediatric GI – Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients
- Pediatric GI – Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children
- Radiofrequency Ablation for Barrett’s Esophagus
- Radiographic Tests in GI
- Sedation for Endoscopy
- Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD)
Brain-Gut Axis
Stomach
- Abdominal Pain Syndrome
- Angiodysplasia of the GI Tract
- Belching, Bloating, and Flatulence
- Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) and the Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) in Adults
- Common Gastrointestinal (GI) Problems in Women
- Common Gastrointestinal (GI) Symptoms
- Digestive Health Tips
- Dyspepsia
- Endoscopic Foreign Body Removal
- Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
- Gastrointestinal Cancers
- Gastroparesis
- H. pylori
- Indigestion (Dyspepsia)
- Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Pediatric GI – Functional Abdominal Pain in Children
- Pediatric GI – Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
- Sedation for Endoscopy
- Stomach Cancer (Gastric Cancer)
- Understanding Your GI Tract
- Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD)
Gall Bladder
Large Intestine (Colon)
- Abdominal Pain Syndrome
- Angiodysplasia of the GI Tract
- Circulatory Problems of the GI Tract (Colon Ischemia)
- Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) Infection (CDI)
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Ischemia
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Common Gastrointestinal (GI) Problems in Women
- Common Gastrointestinal (GI) Symptoms
- Constipation and Defecation Problems
- Crohn's Disease
- Diarrheal Diseases – Acute and Chronic
- Digestive Health Tips
- Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis
- Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT), Bacteriotherapy
- FODMAP (Low-FODMAP (Fermentable, Oligo-, Di-, Mono-saccharides and Polyols) Diet)
- Foodborne Illnesses
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Vaccination Schedule for Adults (Age>18)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Ischemia – Colon (Colon Ischemia)
- Low-FODMAP (Fermentable, Oligo-, Di-, Mono-saccharides and Polyols) Diet
- Lower Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding
- Lynch Syndrome
- Obesity
- Pediatric GI – Childhood Obesity
- Pediatric GI – Constipation in Children
- Pediatric GI – Diarrhea in Children
- Pediatric GI – Functional Abdominal Pain in Children
- Pediatric GI – Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients
- Pediatric GI – Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children
- Pediatric GI – Lactose Intolerance
- Post Colonoscopy Polyp Questions
- Radiographic Tests in GI
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Ulcerative Colitis Guidebook & Video
- Understanding Your GI Tract
Small Intestine
- Abdominal Pain Syndrome
- Angiodysplasia of the GI Tract
- Celiac Disease
- Celiac, Non-Celiac Gluten-Sensitivity, Gluten-Free Diets
- Common Gastrointestinal (GI) Problems in Women
- Common Gastrointestinal (GI) Symptoms
- Diarrheal Diseases – Acute and Chronic
- Digestive Health Tips
- Endoscopic Foreign Body Removal
- Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
- FODMAP (Low-FODMAP (Fermentable, Oligo-, Di-, Mono-saccharides and Polyols) Diet)
- Foodborne Illnesses
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Vaccination Schedule for Adults (Age>18)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Ischemia – Small Bowel (Small Bowel Ischemia)
- Lactose Intolerance
- Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Low-FODMAP (Fermentable, Oligo-, Di-, Mono-saccharides and Polyols) Diet
- Obesity
- Pediatric GI – Childhood Obesity
- Pediatric GI – Constipation in Children
- Pediatric GI – Diarrhea in Children
- Pediatric GI – Functional Abdominal Pain in Children
- Pediatric GI – Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients
- Pediatric GI – Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children
- Pediatric GI – Lactose Intolerance in Children
- Radiographic Tests in GI
- Short Bowel Syndrome
- Small Bowel Bleeding
- Small Bowel Ischemia
- Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
- Understanding Your GI Tract
- Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD)
Gut Microbiome
Rectum
Gall Bladder
Bile Duct
Pancreas
Digestive Health & Disease Fact Sheets
These single page PDF flyers provide easy-to-read information about common digestive conditions, diseases, and procedures. Click the links below to view and print.
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Colorectal Cancer Screening
Learn the Facts About Colorectal Cancer Screening
Age 45 is now the age to start screening for colorectal cancer among all average risk adults according to the American College of Gastroenterology. This is an important change from earlier guidelines that used to recommend starting at age 50 for most people and age 45 for African Americans only.