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Successful new treatments for your digestive disorders

Each year, The Johns Hopkins Digestive Disorders White Paper reports on the most exciting advances and the most useful, current information to help you prevent or treat conditions affecting the digestive tract.

The Johns Hopkins Digestive Disorders White Paper provides a thorough overview of what the medical field knows about upper and lower digestive tract disorders (including everything from gastroesophageal reflux disease [GERD, and also referred to as acid reflux disease] to peptic ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome and colorectal polyps) and conditions that affect the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.

The 2008 Johns Hopkins White Paper: Digestive Disorders topics include:

  • Special Feature: Inflammatory Bowel Disease: recommended preventive strategies to avoid other illnesses if you have Crohn's Disease or ulcerative colitis. (page 54)

  • Protecting yourself from Hepatitis A while travelling abroad. (page 29)

  • How to treat gastritis effectively. (page 23)

  • The battery of tests now available for examining the lower digestive tract. (pages 38 to 41)

  • Celiac disease: causes and symptoms. (pages 53-54)
  • and much more.

Look In the Book: Digestive Disorders

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Digestive Disorders Special Report:
Taking Good Care of Your Gut

Tips for optimal digestive health

  • Making Friends with Fiber: Getting enough dietary fiber is an easy way to prevent or treat a wide variety of digestive complaints. See which foods deliver the most fiber.
  • How to Avoid a Foodborne Illness: Follow these guidelines to choose, store, prepare and serve food in ways that minimize the health risks that result in 76 million infections and 300,000 hospitalizations annually.
  • Maybe It's Not "Just Heartburn": Occasional heartburn can be treated with over-the-counter antacids. But if you have any of these symptoms, talk to your doctor to rule out more serious problems.
  • Should You Try Probiotics? Evidence is mounting that these "friendly bacteria" can help treat many digestive problems, such as IBS and Crohn’s disease. See how they work, are used, and whether they might relieve your gastrointestinal problems.
  • New Ways to Look Inside: The benefits and drawbacks of patient-friendly imaging tools including the "video pill" and virtual colonoscopy. How do state-of-the-art tools compare with established diagnostic exams?

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