Friday, 10 February 2012
EquipLinks: Digestive disorders
Bladder and Bowel Foundation
A UK website with information and advice for those living with bladder or bowel problems including enuresis, incontinence, diverticulitis, cystitis.
This resource was last checked on: 11 April 2011
Bodytalk Online
A UK site which has audio versions of information on Asthma, Chronic Pancreatitis, Crohns Disease, Haemophilia, Heart Attack, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Prostate, Reflux (GERD), Thrombothaecymia, Ulcerative Colitis
This resource was last checked on: 18 May 2011
Bowel Cancer UK
A UK site offering information factsheets on bowel cancer and support. Information also available in Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu
This resource was last checked on: 18 May 2011
Bowel Control
Information about what bowel incontinence is, what healthcare services are available and what treatments might be offered. The whole website is available in Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
This resource was last checked on: 13 April 2011
British Dietetic Association
Find your nearest registered dietician. Has online information about healthy eating, food labels, nutrition for different age groups, weaning, nutrients, food and behaviour, losing weight and dieting, detox.
This resource was last checked on: 28 November 2011
British Liver Trust
A UK site which has detailed information about liver-related diseases including: Budd-Chiari, Cirrhosis, Gallstones, Gilbert's Syndrome, Haemochromatosis, Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E, Porphyria, Wilson's Disease. Also has factsheets in Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi and Urdu.
This resource was last checked on: 11 April 2011
British Liver Trust - Translations
A UK site which has detailed information about liver-related diseases including: Liver function tests, liver biopsy, liver ultrasound, Hepatitis B and C in Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi and Urdu
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
Cancer Screening
This NHS site has detailed information on screening for breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate cancer. Leaflets on breast cancer screening, bowel cancer screening and cervical cancer screening available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Kurdish (Sorani), Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Punjabi, Spanish, Somali, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese and also available in easy read format for people with learning disabilities.
This resource was last checked on: 04 July 2011
CORE (was Digestive Disorders Foundation)
A UK site with factsheets on Bowel Cancer, Cancer of the Oesophagus, Coeliac, Constipation, Constipation in Childhood, Diarrhoea, Diverticula, Food Poisoning, Gallstones, Heartburn and Hiatus Hernia, Helicobacter pylori, Indigestion, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Cancer of the Liver, Maintaining Bowel Control, Ulcers, Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease, Oesophagitis, The Pancreas and Pancreatitis, Cancer of the Pancreas, Polyps, Piles (Haemorrhoids), Cancer of the Stomach, Windy Symptoms.
This resource was last checked on: 04 July 2011
Department of Health - Bowel cancer screening
Bowel cancer screening - the colonoscopy investigation available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali, Sorani, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese.
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
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