Gastrointestinal System

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.