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Organizations
| American College of Gastroenterology | |
| P.O. Box 342260 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20827-2260 | |
| Phone: | (301) 263-9000 |
| Web Address: | www.acg.gi.org |
The American College of Gastroenterology is an organization of digestive disease specialists. The Web site contains information about common gastrointestinal problems. | |
| American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons | |
| 85 West Algonquin Road | |
| Suite 550 | |
| Arlington Heights, IL 60005 | |
| Phone: | (847) 290-9184 |
| Fax: | (847) 290-9203 |
| Email: | ascrs@fascrs.org |
| Web Address: | www.fascrs.org |
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons is the leading professional society representing more than 1,000 board-certified colon and rectal surgeons and other surgeons dedicated to treating people with diseases and disorders affecting the colon, rectum, and anus. | |
| Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation (CDHNF) | |
| P.O. Box 6 | |
| Flourtown, PA 19031 | |
| Phone: | (215) 233-0808 |
| Email: | cdhnf@cdhnf.org |
| Web Address: | www.cdhnf.org |
The Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation (CDHNF) Web site helps parents, children, and teens learn more about reflux and GERD, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and other digestive disorders in children. | |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) | |
| 386 Park Avenue South, 17th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10016 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-932-2423 |
| Email: | info@ccfa.org |
| Web Address: | www.ccfa.org |
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) is a nonprofit, voluntary organization dedicated to finding the cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. This organization sponsors basic and clinical research, offers educational programs for patients and health professionals, and provides supportive services. | |
| National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) | |
| 2 Information Way | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-3570 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-891-5389 |
| Fax: | (703) 738-4929 |
| Email: | nddic@info.niddk.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.digestive.niddk.nih.gov |
This clearinghouse is a service of the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The clearinghouse answers questions; develops, reviews, and sends out publications; and coordinates information resources about digestive diseases. Publications produced by the clearinghouse are reviewed carefully for scientific accuracy, content, and readability. | |
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: October 7, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Arvydas D. Vanagunas, MD - Gastroenterology | |
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