Digestive Disorders

Benign digestive disorders are conditions other than cancer that affect the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract. Examples of benign digestive disorders include viral hepatitis, inflammatory bowel diseases (e.g., Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis), gastro-esophageal reflux disease (heartburn) and peptic ulcer disease. These disorders can cause a variety of problems, such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, internal bleeding or weight loss.

UHN Resources

UHN Brochures and Pamphlets

•	Carbon 14 Breath Test
•	Eating Hints for People with Diarrhea
•	Esophagoscopy
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•	Gastrectomy
•	Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
•	Going Home after Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
•	How to Prepare for Your Colonscopy
•	How to Prepare for Your Gastroscopy
•	Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
•	Liver Biopsy
•	Liver/Spleen Scan
•	Managing Your Care after Bowel Resection Surgery (with Colostomy or Ileostomy)

•	Nissen Fundoplication
•	Post Procedure Instructions for Gastroscopy/Colonoscopy
•	Taking Care of Your Home TPN
•	Total Parenteral Nutrition

UHN Clinics or Centres

Related Web Sites

•	Canadian Digestive Health Foundation
	Click on "Managing Your Disease" on the left menu for information regarding the impact of digestive disease.
•	Canadian Society of Intestinal Research
	Provides a number of up-to-date, easy-to-read, patient information pamphlets on various digestive disorders.
•	Gastrointestinal Illness While Travelling
	Offers general precautions to prevent diarrhea and tips for dealing with a case of traveller's diarrhea
•	UpToDate Patient Information - Digestive Disease
	Information written for patients and their families provides an overview, and a good deal of detail, on digestive disease.
•	American College of Gastroenterology
	Resources for patients span the broad range of digestive diseases and conditions — both common and not-so-common.