Patient Education Information

Digestive Diseases Dictionary and Your Digestive System and How it Works - The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse has created these documents.

Barrett's Esophagus - This information comes from the Mayo Clinic.

Bile Reflux - Learn more about this other type of reflux, from the Mayo Clinic.

Difficulty Swallowing - The Mayo Clinic provides this information.

Digestive Health Tips - The American College of Gastroenterology has published these tips on some of the common gastrointestinal problems.

Dyspepsia--What It Is and What to Do About It - YourFamilyDoctor provides this advice for handling dyspepsia, courtesy of the American Academy of Family Pysicians.

Dysphagia - The fact sheet on dysphagia explains how problems with swallowing occurr and how they can be repaired.

Esophageal Disorders - Merck presents this information from their Merck Manual - Home Edition for Patient's and Caregivers.

Esophageal Spasms - The Mayo Clinic discusses this problem.

Esophageal Varices - More information from the Mayo Clinic.

Esophagitis - The Cleveland Clinic has created this information.

Esophagitis for Cancer Patients - OncoLink gives a quick review of esophagitis caused by cancer treatments, and how it can be handled by the physician and the patient.

Heartburn - Hints on Dealing with the Discomfort - The American Academy of Family Physicians distributes this brochure about heartburn and esophagitis.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

Swallowing - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association provides these fact sheets for both children and adults with swallowing difficulties.

Upper Endoscopy - Learn more about this test from The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse.