Digestive Diseases
Digestive Diseases
Included in this section:
Alcoholic Hepatitis : Detailed information on alcoholic hepatitis, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease : Detailed information on alcohol induced liver disease, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Anal Abscess and Fistula : Detailed information on anal abscess and fistula, including causes, symptoms, and treatment
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Anal Cancer : Detailed information on anatomy of the colon and colorectal cancer, including symptoms, risk factors, causes, prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment
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Appendicitis : Detailed information on appendicitis, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Autoimmune Hepatitis : Detailed information on autoimmune hepatitis, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Barium X-Rays (Upper and Lower GI) : Detailed information on barium x-rays, also called upper and lower GI series, including information on how the procedure is performed
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Barrett's Esophagus : Detailed information on Barrett's esophagus, including cause, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Biliary Cirrhosis / Bile Duct Cancer : Detailed information on biliary cirrhosis and bile duct cancer, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Biliary System: Anatomy and Functions : Detailed anatomical description of the biliary system, including a full-color labeled illustration
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Body Mass Index : Index for measuring body mass, including a formula, called a body mass index (BMI) to determine if you are underweight, normal weight, or overweight
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Cancer, Colorectal : Detailed information on anatomy of the colon and colorectal cancer, including symptoms, risk factors, causes, prevention, screening, stages, diagnosis, and treatment
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Cancer, Esophageal : Detailed information on esophageal cancer, including symptoms, stages, types, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Celiac Disease : Detailed information on celiac disease, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Cholangitis : Detailed information on cholangitis, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Cholecystitis : Detailed information on cholecystitis, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Chronic Liver Disease / Cirrhosis : Detailed information on cirrhosis, chronic liver disease, and fibrosis, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Common Liver Function Tests : Detailed information on the most common liver function tests, including serum bilirubin test, serum albumin test, serum alkaline phosphatase test, serum aminotransferases, prothrombin time test, alanine transaminase test, aspartate transaminase test, gamm
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Constipation : Detailed information on constipation, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Crohn's Disease : Detailed information on Crohn's disease, including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment
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Diarrhea : Detailed information on diarrhea, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Digestive Disorder Diagnostic Procedures : Detailed information on the most common procedures used to diagnosis digestive disorders
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Digestive Disorders - Online Resources : List of online resources to find additional information on digestive disorders
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Digestive Glossary : Glossary of terms relating to digestive disorders for patients and consumers
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Digestive System Overview : Detailed information on how the digestive system works, including a full-color, labeled illustration of the digestive system
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Diverticular Disease : Detailed information on diverticular disease, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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E. coli (Escherichia coli O157:H7) : Detailed information on E. coli, including symptoms, diagnosis, complications, and prevention
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Gallstones : Detailed information on gallstones, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Gas in the Digestive Tract : Detailed information on gas in the digestive tract, including a list of foods that cause gas, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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Gastric Stapling (Restrictive) Surgery : Detailed information on gastric stapling surgery, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, an anatomical illustration of the digestive system, and an illustration of a gastric stapling procedure
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Gastritis : Detailed information on gastritis, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) / Heartburn : Detailed information on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Gastroparesis : Detailed information on gastroparesis, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Giardiasis : Detailed information on giardiasis, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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Glossary - Liver, Biliary, and Pancreatic Disorders : Glossary of terms relating to liver, biliary, and pancreatic disorders
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Heartburn : Detailed information on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Helicobacter Pylori : Detailed information on helicobacter pylori, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Hemorrhoids : Detailed information on hemorrhoids, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Hepatitis : Detailed information on the different types of hepatitis, including viral hepatitis, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, and hepatitis c
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Hepatitis, Drug-Induced : Detailed information on drug-induced hepatitis, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Hepatitis A : Detailed information on hepatitis A, including causes, symptoms, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
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Hepatitis B : Detailed information on hepatitis B, including causes, symptoms, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
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Hepatitis C : Detailed information on hepatitis C, including causes, symptoms, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
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Hiatal Hernia : Detailed information on hiatal hernias, including causes and treatment
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Indigestion : Detailed information on indigestion, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Inguinal Hernia : Detailed information on inguinal hernias, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) : Detailed information on irritable bowel syndrome, including causes, symptoms, triggers, diagnosis, treatment, and diet
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Lactose Intolerance: Diet : Detailed information on lactose intolerance, including a list of foods that contain lactose
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Liver, Biliary, and Pancreatic Disease Diagnosis : Detailed information on the most common diagnostic procedures for liver, biliary, and pancreatic disorders
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Liver, Pancreatic and Biliary Online Resources : List of online resources to find additional information on liver, biliary, and pancreatic disorders
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Liver Anatomy and Function : Detailed anatomical description of human liver, including simple definitions and labeled, full-color illustrations
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Liver Defects, Congenital : Detailed information on congenital liver defects, including biliary atresia and choledochal cyst
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Liver Disease: Common Characteristics : Detailed information on liver diseases, including the most common characteristics of liver disease such as jaundice, cholestasis, liver enlargement, portal hypertension, esophageal varices, ascites, liver encephalopathy, and liver failure
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Liver Disease Statistics : Statistics relating to liver, biliary, and pancreatic disorders
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Liver Disorders : Detailed information on disorders of the liver, including alcohol-induced liver disease, chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, congenital defects, hepatitis, liver tumors, and liver transplantation
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Liver Disorders, Other : Detailed information on autoimmune and metabolic liver disorders, including hemochromatosis (iron overload disease) and Wilson's disease
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Liver Transplant Surgery : Detailed information on liver transplantation, including donor lists, organ rejection, details of the procedure, and long-term outlook following a liver transplant
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Liver Tumors : Detailed information on liver tumors, including types, symptoms, staging, diagnosis, and treatment
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Maintaining Weight Loss : Detailed information on maintaining weight loss, including weight loss benefits, weight loss maintenance strategies, and weight cycling
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Medications and the Digestive System : Detailed information on the digestive system and medications, including a list of problems related to the digestive system that can occur when taking medication
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National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) : Detailed information on breast cancer clinical trials, including the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
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Obesity : Detailed information on obesity, including obesity causes, obesity health effects, obesity medical treatment, obesity surgical treatment, maintaining weight loss, and obesity prevention
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Obesity: Medical Treatment : Detailed information on obesity medical treatment, including obesity prescription medications and supplements, obesity behavioral strategies, and psychotherapy for eating disorders
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Oral Cancer : Detailed information on oral cancer, including symptoms, types of benign and malignant tumors, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Pancreatic Anatomy : Detailed anatomical description of human pancreas, including simple definitions and labeled, full-color illustrations
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Pancreatic Cancer : Detailed information on pancreatic cancer, including types of benign tumors in the pancreas, malignant pancreatic cancers, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment
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Pancreatitis : Detailed information on pancreatitis, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Peritonitis : Detailed information on peritonitis, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Pseudocysts of the Pancreas : Detailed information on pseudocysts of the pancreas, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Salmonella Infections : Detailed information on salmonella infection, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers (Peptic Ulcers) : Detailed information on stomach ulcers, duodenal ulcers, and peptic ulcers
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Stomach Cancer : Detailed information on stomach cancer, including symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment
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Traveler's Diarrhea : Detailed information on diarrhea, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Ulcerative Colitis : Detailed information on ulcerative colitis, including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment
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Viral Hepatitis Overview : Detailed information on the different types of hepatitis, including viral hepatitis, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, and hepatitis c
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