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Ulcerative Colitis
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Overviews
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Treatment
- Nutrition
- Coping
- Disease Management
- Specific Conditions
- Related Issues
- Clinical Trials
- Genetics
- Research
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Directories
- Organizations
- Law and Policy
- Children
- Teenagers
- Women
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Ulcerative Colitis (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Overviews
- Overviews
- About Ulcerative Colitis (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America) - Large PDF file
Also available in: Spanish - Ulcerative Colitis
(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Colonoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Colonoscopy (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Lower GI Series (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Upper GI Series (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Ileostomy, Colostomy and Ileoanal Reservoir Surgery (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery: A Guide for Patients (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America)
Also available in: Spanish - Treatment Options in IBD (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America)
- Types of Medications for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America)
Nutrition
- Nutrition
- Diet and Nutrition (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America)
Also available in: Spanish
Coping
- Coping
- Emotional Factors (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - Intimate Relationship of Sex and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF
Disease Management
- Disease Management
- Maintenance Therapy in IBD (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America)
Also available in: Spanish
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- About Ulcerative Colitis and Proctitis (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America)
- Possible Complications of IBD (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America)
Also available in: Spanish
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Understanding Colorectal Cancer (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - Measles Vaccine and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) (National Immunization Program)
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Traveling with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America)
- What People with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Need to Know About Osteoporosis (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Colitis (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Colitis, Ulcerative (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
Genetics
- Genetics
- Genes and Disease: Crohn's Disease (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
Research
- Research
- Bacterial DNA Reduces Inflammation in Mice (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Challenges in IBD Research: Updating the Scientific Agendas 2002 (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF
Anatomy/Physiology
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Atlas of the Body: The Digestive System (American Medical Association)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Digestive Diseases Dictionary
(National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Directories
- Directories
- Find a CCFA Physician Member (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America)
- GI Physician Locator (American College of Gastroenterology)
- Locate a Colorectal Surgeon (American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Law and Policy
- Law and Policy
- Applying for Social Security Benefits: Overview (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America)
Children
- Children
- Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: A Parents Guide (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America) - Large PDF file
Also available in: Spanish - Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Nemours Foundation)
- Treating Children and Adolescents (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America)
Teenagers
- Teenagers
- Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: A Guide for Children and Teenagers (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Nemours Foundation)
Women
- Women
- Women's Issues (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish