Brochures and Fact Sheets

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation publishes free educational brochures and fact sheets providing current disease information to the public. Our most popular brochures and fact sheets are available below and can be read online, downloaded & printed via Adobe Acrobat Reader™ (free download from Adobe), or hard copies may be ordered by mail.

Please note: CCFA cannot e-mail these brochures, however you may download them below.

If you would like hard copies of brochures and fact sheets mailed to you, please go to our online brochure order form.

If you would like to download a PDF of the brochure, please select the title below.

Brochures

• Living With Crohn's Disease
• Living With Ulcerative Colitis
• A Guide for Kids and Teenagers
• A Guide for Parents  
• A Guide for Teachers and Other School Personnel  (available for download only at this time)
• Diet and Nutrition
• Emotional Factors
• Know Your A, B, C, C's (Colorectal Cancer Awareness)
• Sexuality
• Women's Issues

Brochures in Spanish ( Los Folletos Educativos en Español)

• Acerca de la Enfermedad de Crohn
• Acerca de la Colitis Ulcerosa

Fact Sheets

Diagnosing IBD

• Diagnosing IBD NEW!
• Find a Specialist or Treatment Center NEW!

Medications

• Aminosalicylates
• Antibiotics
• Biologics
• Corticosteroids
• Immunomodulators

Surgery

• Surgery for Crohn's Disease
• Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis

Complications

• Intestinal Complications
• Extraintestinal Complications: Arthritis
• Extraintestinal Complications: Bone Loss
• Extraintestinal Complications: Eye Disorders
• Extraintestinal Complications: Liver Disease
• Extraintestinal Complications: Skin Disorders

Pregnancy

• Pregnancy and IBD