Patient Education Publications
Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis
What Is Diverticulosis? Many people have small pouches that bulge outward through weak spots in their colon, like an inner tube that pokes through weak places in a tire. Each pouch is called a diverticula. The condition of having diverticula is called diverticulosis. About half of all ...
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
What is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?
Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is used to describe a group of symptoms that occur together. Abdominal pain, bloating, and altered bowel function (constipation, diarrhea, or alternating pattern of constipation and diarrhea) characterize i...
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The Digestive Health Program: How to Manage Your Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Digestive problems are frustrating, painful, and confusing. Experiencing them is to know firsthand how your quality of life can be dramatically undermined. To complement efforts in treating patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Minnesota Gastroenterology, P.A...
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Colon Cancer Facts
What is colon cancer? Cancers that begin in the lower bowel are called colon cancers. The colon is the last 4-6 feet of your intestine, an organ that helps eliminate solid waste from your body. The last 6 inches of the colon is called the rectum, and cancers that start here...
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Colon Polyps
What is a colon polyp?
A polyp is an abnormal growth of the tissue and can occur in the colon or other organs. There are different types of colon polyps and not all have the potential to turn into cancer. Hyperplastic polyps are found most frequently, and are felt to be har...
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Constipation In Children
What is constipation?
Constipation is either a decrease in the frequency of bowel movements (BMs), or the painful passage of stool. “Normal” stool frequency can vary from three times per day to three times per week, as long as stools are soft and easy to pass. If...
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Hereditary Cancer Risk Evaluation
Cancer Risk Evaluation is the process of determining your personal risk of cancer and then undergoing screening tests to reduce your risk. This evaluation should be part of everyone’s routine checkup with their primary care physician. For some people this is not en...
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Pediatric
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) consists of two different but related conditions. These conditions are Crohn’s Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC). In both conditions, there is inflammation in the lining of the bowel or intestine that causes the symptoms of the disease....
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Low-Fiber Diet
A low-fiber diet is for people who need to rest their intestinal tract. A low-fiber diet limits the amount of food waste that has to move through the large intestine.
Foods Recommended/...
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What Happens After Your Colon Procedure?
Colon cancer is a major health problem in our country. If discovered early, it can be completely cured by removal of the cancer. Unfortunately, colon cancer can grow without causing any symptoms until it is far advanced. Research has shown that colon cancer arises from abnorma...
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Adult
What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a group of disorders that includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. These conditions frequently produce symptoms of abdominal pain and diarrhea. These conditions can often be difficul...
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