The Normal Digestive System

Your Digestive System

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/index.htm

Use the link to find out information about the digestive system.  Complete the organizer “Normal Digestion.”

Disorders that Affect the Digestive System

Your group has been assigned one the disorders listed below.  Use the links to complete the research organizer.

Cystic Fibrosis

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/cysticfibrosis.html (use printer friendly option)

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/digestive/cystic_fibrosis.html

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/cf_diet.html

Diabetes Mellitus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/diabetesintroduction/htm/index.htm (use printer friendly option)

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

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/growth/diabetes.html

Celiac Disease

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

http://www.csaceliacs.org/gluten_grains.php

Crohn’s Disease (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/crohnsdisease/htm/index.htm (use printer friendly option)

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

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/digestive/ibd.html

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ibs/index.htm

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ibschildren/index.htm

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/digestive/ibs.html

Lactose Intolerance

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/lactoseintolerance/index.htm

http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/lactose_intolerance.html

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