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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh: Gastroenterology
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| | Information about the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, including links to information about many digestive conditions and diseases. |
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Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America - Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Chapter
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| | The local Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America address and telephone number. The site provides links to the national organization. |
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| National Resources |
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Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA)
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| | The national web site for CCFA. Find disease information, tips for coping, support, research news and more. |
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Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: a Parent's Guide
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| | Answers for parents from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, covering symptoms, possible causes, tests, treatments, nutrition, family life and more.(Note: this is a .pdf document, and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) |
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Digestive Diseases Dictionary
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| | A helpful tool designed for people who have digestive diseases and their families and friends. From the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse.
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Disease Information
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| | from the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN). Print brochures on a variety of digestive diseases and medical procedures. Available in English, French and Spanish. (These are .pdfs, which must be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader software.) |
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Growing Up IBD
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| | This "Website is dedicated to raising awareness about Inflammatory Bowel Disease (also known as Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis) which affects children all over the world..." Personal stories from children and teens, links to organizations, and advocacy materials can be found here. |
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Health Topics for Children and Teens: Digestive System
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| | This site from the University of Iowa/Children's Hospital of Iowa has brief descriptions of many digestive diseases. |
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Parent Information about Pediatric GERD
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| | Find guides, brochures, coloring books, a video about Infant Reflux & GERD, and much more in this site from the Children's Digestive Health and Nutrtion Foundation. |
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Pediatric / Adolescent Gastreosophageal Reflux Association (PAGER)
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| | PAGER is "a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides information and support to parents and children (infants to teens) dealing with Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER). Find basic information, news items and humor on these pages. |
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Teen Guide: Dealing with Crohn's and Colitis
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| | This 16-page guide from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America explains all about Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. (Note: this is a .pdf document, and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) |
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Treating Children and Adolescents
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| | This page from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America gives a clear overview of drugs and nutrition used to treat these diseases in children. |
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Virtual Body: Digestive Tract
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| | Take an interactive tour of the digestive tract in this animated website from EHC, an Internet provider of online healthcare information. EHC.com subscribes to Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct for healthcare websites. |
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aboutKidsGI.org: Functional GI and Motility Disorders
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| | Information on gastrointestinal motility and functional disorders in children, such as Hirschsprung's disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux disease and others, from the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. |
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