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.

Short bowel syndrome (SBS): Small bowel ostomy diet

If you have an ostomy with short bowel syndrome (SBS), you may need to adjust what you eat and drink to change your stool output.

Short bowel syndrome (SBS): Oral rehydration solutions

Oral rehydration helps patients with short bowel syndrome stay adequately hydrated and maintain the correct amount of fluid in their body.

Short bowel syndrome (SBS): Nutrition 101

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) happens when you don’t have enough small bowel which stops your body from absorbing nutrients from food or drink.

Short bowel syndrome (SBS)

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a rare disorder that happens when you don’t have enough small intestine, or it doesn’t work well.