Children's Hospital Colorado

Digestive Health Institute Patient Stories

We pioneer and deliver some of the most groundbreaking treatments available for digestive disorders in children of all ages.

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Kids with digestive health issues experience daily discomforts and issues, but we’re dedicated to removing those problems. Read our patient stories to learn more about our digestive care and see how kids in our care live without limits.

Meet the families we've helped

Oggie: A Complex Journey Through Celiac Disease

Oggie’s parents learn how his diagnosis of Down syndrome presents a higher risk of having an autoimmune condition like celiac disease.

Haylie: How a Miniature Endoscope Eased Her Stomach Pain

Our doctors are using pediatric transnasal endoscopy (TNE) to monitor and treat eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in children. Read Haylie’s story.

A doctor performs a nasal endoscopy procedure on a girl.

Alexa: The Above-Average Life of a Teen with a Deadly Disease

Learn about 19-year-old Alexa's experience with biliary atresia, and how our Pediatric Liver Center uses a multidisciplinary approach to provide the best care to her and other patients with the disease.

Alexa, biliary atresia patient at Children's Hospital Colorado, has long brown hair and is smiling.