Professional Societies

• Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• American Gastroenterology Association
• American College of Gastroenterology
• British Society of Gastroenterology
• Canadian Digestive Health Foundation
• Canadian Liver Foundation
• Dietitians of Canada

Self-Help Websites

• Canadian Celiac Association
• An excellent and scientific antidote to complementary and alternative medicine
• Health Canada on Nutrition
• National Guideline Clearinghouse
• RVH (Royal Victoria Hospital)
• Visual Lecture on Exercise - Dr Mike Evans, Toronto
• MedicineNet
• Patients Like Me
• Up To Date for Patients
• Healing Well
• National Institute of Digestive Diseases
• Canadian Digestive Health Foundation
• Canadian Liver Foundation
• GI Society - Canadian Society of Intestinal Research
• Dietitians of Canada
• Barrie and Community Family Health Team (BCFHT) Dietitians
• GI Algorithms (for PCP's)

Reputable Hospital Websites

• Mayo Clinic Health Information
• Johns Hopkins Health Library
• Cleveland Clinic Health Information
• RVH (Royal Victoria Hospital)
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Probiotics – with a focus on IBS (EL)
• IBS Support Group
• IFFGD site on IBS - very useful resource
• Bloating (EL)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (EL)
• single sheet FODMAPs list - subtly changed from the original (www.ibsgroup.org)
• functional disorder/disease (EL)

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• GI Society - Canadian Society of Intestinal Research
• Crohns and Colitis Canada
• Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America
• IBD Medication Guide
• Canadian Digestive Health Foundation
• American College of Gastroenterology
• Visual Lecture on IBD - Dr Mike Evans, Toronto
• Management of a Flare of your IBD (EL)
• CCFA Flare Brochure
• Diet and IBD – CGH 2014
• Nutrition and IBD – GI Clinics of NA 2018
• Diet as trigger or Therapy for IBD – Gastro 2017
• New Diet Document (EL)

Colon Cancer Screening

• Health Canada on Colon Cancer Screening
• Screen Colons Canada
• Cancer Care Ontario
• Canadian Cancer Society
• Mt Sinai Genetics Link
• Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada
• Questions to Ask About a High-Quality Colonoscopy
• Colon and rectal cancers rising in young people
• More young people are dying of colon cancer
• CAG Colon Cancer Screening Guideline 2010 (no family history)
• Colon Cancer Screening In Ontario in 2016 (EL)
• Lynch Syndrome formerly known as HNPCC (Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colon Cancer Syndrome)
• Review of 2 NYT Papers on Colorectal Cancer in Young People
• Understanding Colonoscopy (Document C) (EL)
• Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy (Document A) (FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY IF YOU ARE HAVING COLONOSCOPY BY DR LALOR)
• "One and Done" - Preparing properly for colonoscopy (SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION)

Helpful Documents

• GI algorithm for primary care practitioners
• Bloating (EL)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (EL)
• ACID REFLUX (EL)
• Probiotics  – with a focus on IBD (EL)
• Review of 2 NYT papers on colorectal cancer in young people
• Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy (Document A) (FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY IF YOU ARE HAVING COLONOSCOPY BY DR LALOR)
• Helpful and Detailed Review on Obesity Management 2017
• Colon and Rectal Cancers Rising in Young People - The New York Times
• More Young People Are Dying of Colon Cancer - The New York Times
• single sheet FODMAPs list - subtly changed from the original (www.ibsgroup.org)
• Obesity and BMI Issues (EL)
• Screen Colons Canada
• Functional Bloating (from IFFGD)
• Understanding Colonoscopy (Document C) (EL)
• The Dangers of Going Gluten Free - from McLeans
• "One and Done" - Preparing properly for colonoscopy (SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION)
• Diverticulosis (EL)