Health and Medical Guide to Digestive System Crohn's Disease Health information topics about Crohn's Disease: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: The Digestive System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ7C4T46JC&sub_... Children 1. Treating Children and Adolescents Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/info/treatment/kidsmeds 2. Inflammatory Bowel Disease Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/digestive/ibd.html 3. Crohnâ??s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: A Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/frameviewer/?url=/media/pdf/parents.pdf Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Crohn Disease National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D003424&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D015212&recruiting... Coping 1. Emotional Factors Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/frameviewer/?url=/media/pdf/emotional.pdf 2. Intimate Relationship of Sex and Inflammatory Bow Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/frameviewer/?url=/media/pdf/ibdsexuality.pdf Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Lower GI Series National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/lowergi/ 2. Upper GI Series National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/uppergi/index.htm 3. Incredible Journey through the Digestive System Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2005/205_pillcam.html 4. Colonoscopy National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/colonoscopy/ Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Digestive Diseases Dictionary National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/dictionary/ Directories 1. Find a CCFA Physician Member Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/physician/?LMI=4.6 2. GI Physician Locator American College of Gastroenterology http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/phylocator.asp 3. Locate a Colorectal Surgeon American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons http://ascrs.affiniscape.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=104 Disease Management 1. Maintenance Therapy in IBD Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/info/treatment/maintenance Genetics 1. Genes and Disease: Crohn's Disease National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd... Law and Policy 1. Applying for Social Security Benefits: Overview Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/living/disability/ National Institutes of Health 1. Crohn's Disease National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/crohns/index.htm Nutrition 1. Diet and Nutrition Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/info/diet?LMI=4.2 Organizations 1. American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/ 2. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ 3. Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Ameri http://www.ccfa.org/ 4. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons http://ascrs.affiniscape.com/ Overviews 1. Inflammatory Bowel Disease American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/clinicalRes/brochures/ibd.html 2. About Crohn's Disease Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/info/about/crohns Related Issues 1. Traveling with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/living/travel 2. Crohnâ??s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Un Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/frameviewer/?url=/media/pdf/cancer.pdf 3. Measles Vaccine and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IB National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/autism/ibd.htm 4. Possible Complications of IBD Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/info/about/complications/ 5. Short Bowel Syndrome National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/shortbowel/index.htm Research 1. Crohn's Disease Treatment Shows Promise in Cl National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/niaid-10.htm 2. Bacterial DNA Reduces Inflammation in Mice National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2004/niaid-03.htm Teenagers 1. Crohnâ??s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: A Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/frameviewer/?url=/media/pdf/childrenteens.pdf 2. Inflammatory Bowel Disease Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/digestive/ibd.html Treatment 1. Ileostomy, Colostomy and Ileoanal Reservoir Surger National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ileostomy/index.htm 2. Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery: A Guide for Patie Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0900/0962.asp?index=... 3. Surgery for Crohn's Disease Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/info/surgery/surgerycd 4. Treatment Options in IBD Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/info/treatment/?LMI=4.1 5. Types of Medications for Inflammatory Bowel Diseas Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/info/treatment/medications Women 1. 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