Short bowel syndrome (SBS): Spicing up your diet

Food and beverages can impact short bowel syndrome (SBS) symptoms, but adding herbs and spices can help you enjoy your food.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Using nutrition to improve recovery

Proper nutrition for patients with inflammatory bowel disease before and after surgery can help improve recovery.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Staying hydrated

Taking in enough fluids is important for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, who are especially at risk for dehydration.

Iron in GI conditions

A normal iron level is important to make healthy red blood cells and to help support your quality of life with digestive conditions.

Ostomy

An ostomy is an opening in your stomach that is made by surgery to let solid or liquid waste leave your body.

Iron deficiency anemia

Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia that happens when you don’t have enough iron to make healthy red blood cells.

Short bowel syndrome (SBS): From teen to adult care

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a rare disorder that happens when you don’t have enough small intestine, or it doesn’t work well. As a teen or adolescent with SBS, it’s time to learn how to become comfortable making your own health care decisions.

Colonoscopy

A colonoscopy is a procedure performed by a doctor called a gastroenterologist, who uses a colonoscope to look inside the colon and check for diseases like cancer or colitis.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Vaccine recommendations

Patients with IBD need to work with their health care providers to decide which vaccines they need to stay healthy.

Colorectal cancer screening: What to expect when paying

Learn what to expect and what to do if you get a bill you were not expecting after having a colorectal cancer screening.