As The Gutsy Group’s primary objective is to raise funds in order to financially sponsor medical and scientific research into Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, we are not equipped to be an information source nor a support group for people with Crohn’s or colitis. However, the links below to the site below can direct you to useful sources of information.

The Gastroenterological Society of Australia – This is Australia’s peak body for the disciplines of gastroenterology and hepatology.

http://gesa.org.au

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases which is part of the National Institutes of Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/crohns/

MedlinePlus – A service from the US National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, and the National Institutes of Health

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ulcerativecolitis.html

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/crohnsdisease.html

The following links will take you to an interactive tutorial from Medline Plus which assists in understanding Crohn’s disease or the PDF file of the tutorial

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/crohnsdisease/htm/index.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/crohnsdisease/ge159103.pdf