Resources

Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation:

• What is Crohn’s Disease? http://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/what-are-crohns-and-colitis/what-is-crohns-disease/
• What is Ulcerative Colitis? http://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/what-are-crohns-and-colitis/what-is-ulcerative-colitis/

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases:

• Crohn’s Disease- https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/crohns-disease
• Ulcerative Colitis- https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/ulcerative-colitis

American College of Gastroenterology:

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease- http://patients.gi.org/topics/inflammatory-bowel-disease/

American Gastroeneterological Association:

• Patient INFO Center- http://www.gastro.org/patient-care/patientinfo-center

From the American College of Gastroenterology:

• Lichtenstein GR, Hanauer SB, Sandborn WJ; Practice Parameters Committee of American College of Gastroenterology. Management of Crohn’s disease in adults. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009;104(2):465-83. http://gi.org/guideline/management-of-crohn%e2%80%99s-disease-in-adults/
• Kornbluth A, Sachar DB; Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology. Ulcerative colitis practice guidelines in adults: American College Of Gastroenterology, Practice Parameters Committee. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Mar;105(3):501-23. http://gi.org/guideline/ulcerative-colitis-in-adults/
• Talley NJ, Abreu MT, Achkar JP, Bernstein CN, Dubinsky MC, Hanauer SB, Kane SV, Sandborn WJ, Ullman TA, Moayyedi P; American College of Gastroenterology IBD Task Force. An evidence-based systematic review on medical therapies for inflammatory bowel disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2011;106 Suppl 1:S2-25. http://gi.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/institute-ajg201158a.pdf [PDF – 533KB]
• Other resources, including patient education. http://gi.org/acg-institute/ibd-awareness/

From the American Gastroeneterological Association:

• Terdiman JP, Gruss CB, Heidelbaugh JJ, Sultan S, Falck-Ytter YT; AGA Institute Clinical Practice and Quality Management Committee.. American Gastroenterological Association Institute guideline on the use of thiopurines, methotrexate, and anti-TNF-α biologic drugs for the induction and maintenance of remission in inflammatory Crohn’s disease. Gastroenterology. 2013 Dec;145(6):1459-63. http://www.gastro.org/guidelines/2014/03/04/drug-therapy-for-crohn-s
• Guidelines, clinical support tools, and other practice resources- http://www.gastro.org/guidelines
• Guidelines and patient education resources- http://www.gastro.org/patient-care/conditions-diseases/ibd

From the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation:

• http://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/science-and-professionals/