Digestive Disorders
Information about digestive conditions: IBS, Crohn's disease, acid reflux, and gastrointestinal health.
Articles
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Abdominal Pain in Adults: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Stomach pain and abdominal pain in adults – causes, symptoms, when to seek care, and treatment options. Learn about IBS, gastritis, appendicitis, and when...
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Acid Reflux (GERD): Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Acid reflux and GERD causes heartburn, regurgitation, and chest pain. Learn symptoms, treatment options, lifestyle changes, and when to see a doctor....
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Acid Reflux (GERD): Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Heartburn and acid reflux (GERD) - symptoms, causes, treatment and when to seek care. Learn about lifestyle changes, medications and complications....
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Acid Reflux in Children: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Acid reflux (GERD) in babies and children - symptoms, causes and when to seek care. Learn about spitting up, heartburn treatment and dietary changes....
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Amoebiasis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Guide
Amoebiasis (amoebic dysentery) - complete guide to symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment. Learn about Entamoeba histolytica infection, bloody diarrhea,...
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Anal Fissure: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Anal fissure symptoms, causes and treatment options. Learn about healing time, home remedies, when to see a doctor, and surgical options. Evidence-based...
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Anal Fissure: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Options
Anal fissure causes severe pain during bowel movements and bleeding. Learn about causes, home remedies, medical treatments, and when to see a doctor....
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Anal Itching: Causes, Treatment & Home Remedies
Anal itching (pruritus ani) causes, symptoms and treatment. Learn about hemorrhoids, pinworms, skin irritation and when to see a doctor. Evidence-based...
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Anal Pain: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Pain in the anal opening - learn about causes like anal fissures, hemorrhoids, proctalgia fugax, and when to seek medical care. Evidence-based guide from...
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Anal Problems: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Guide
Complete guide to anal and rectal problems including hemorrhoids, anal fissures, itching, pain, and fecal incontinence. Learn symptoms, causes, home...
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Appendicitis: Symptoms, Causes & Emergency Treatment
Appendicitis symptoms include abdominal pain, fever, and nausea. Learn about causes, diagnosis, surgery options, and when to seek emergency care....
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Blood in Stool in Children: Causes, Symptoms & When to Worry
Blood in your child's stool can be alarming. Learn about common causes like anal fissures and food allergies, warning signs, when to see a doctor, and...
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Blood in Stool: Causes, Symptoms & When to See a Doctor
Blood in stool (rectal bleeding) in adults - causes including hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and colorectal cancer. Learn when to seek medical care and what...
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Bowel Disorders: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Guide
Complete guide to bowel disorders including IBS, diverticulitis, appendicitis, and intestinal obstruction. Learn symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment...
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Bowel Obstruction: Symptoms, Causes & Emergency Treatment
Bowel obstruction (intestinal blockage) causes severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and inability to pass gas. Learn about symptoms, causes, diagnosis and...
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Bowel Problems: Diarrhea, Constipation & Blood in Stool
Complete guide to bowel problems including diarrhea, constipation, and blood in stool. Learn causes, symptoms, when to see a doctor, and treatments....
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Cholera: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Guide
Cholera causes severe watery diarrhea and dehydration. Learn symptoms, transmission, treatment with oral rehydration therapy, and prevention including...
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Chronic Diarrhea: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Chronic diarrhea lasting more than 2 weeks - causes including IBS, celiac disease, IBD, and infections. Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options and when to...
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Chronic Diarrhea: Symptoms, Causes & When to Seek Care
Chronic diarrhea lasting more than 2 weeks - comprehensive guide to symptoms, causes including IBS, celiac disease, and IBD. Diagnosis, treatment options,...
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Constipation in Children: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Constipation in children - symptoms, causes and treatment. Learn when to see a doctor, home remedies, dietary tips and medications. Evidence-based guide...
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Constipation in Children: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Constipation in children – symptoms, causes, home remedies and when to see a doctor. Evidence-based guide on treating childhood constipation with diet,...
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Constipation: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Options
Constipation causes, symptoms and effective treatment. Learn about dietary changes, fiber intake, laxatives and when to see a doctor. Evidence-based guide...
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Constipation: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Guide
Constipation symptoms, causes and effective treatments. Learn about chronic constipation, dietary changes, fiber intake, and when to see a doctor....
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Crohn's Disease: Symptoms, Treatment & Living Guide
Crohn's disease causes inflammation in the digestive tract. Learn about symptoms like diarrhea and abdominal pain, treatment options, diet tips, and how to...
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Dehydration in Children: Signs, Symptoms & Treatment
Learn to recognize dehydration symptoms in children including lethargy, dry lips, reduced urination. Evidence-based guide on oral rehydration therapy, when...
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Dehydration: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Guide
Dehydration symptoms in adults and children - learn warning signs, causes, treatment options, and when to seek emergency care. Evidence-based medical guide...
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Digestive System Disorders: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Complete guide to digestive system disorders including stomach pain, diarrhea, constipation, IBS, and inflammatory bowel disease. Learn symptoms, causes,...
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Diverticulitis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Guide
Diverticulitis causes abdominal pain, fever, and digestive problems when pouches in the colon become inflamed. Learn about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment...
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Encopresis in Children: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Encopresis (fecal soiling) in children - causes including constipation and stress, diagnosis and treatment options. Evidence-based guide from pediatric...
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Fecal Incontinence: Causes, Treatment & Management
Fecal incontinence (bowel leakage) - causes, symptoms, treatment options and self-care strategies. Evidence-based guide on managing accidental bowel leakage...
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Functional Dyspepsia: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Functional dyspepsia (sensitive stomach) causes upper abdominal pain, bloating, and early fullness. Learn about symptoms, triggers, diagnosis, and...
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Gallstones: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Options
Gallstones symptoms include severe upper right abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Learn about causes, diagnosis, treatment options including surgery, and...
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Gastrointestinal Infections: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Gastrointestinal infections including stomach flu, food poisoning, salmonella, and norovirus. Learn symptoms, causes, treatment options, and when to seek...
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Hemorrhoids: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Options
Hemorrhoids symptoms, causes and treatment guide. Learn about bleeding, itching, pain relief, home remedies, and when to see a doctor. Evidence-based...
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Hepatitis A: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Guide
Hepatitis A virus infection - symptoms, transmission, prevention and treatment. Learn about vaccination, jaundice, and recovery. Evidence-based guide from...
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Hepatitis B: Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention Guide
Complete guide to Hepatitis B - symptoms, transmission, diagnosis, treatment and vaccination. Learn about acute vs chronic hepatitis B, liver complications,...
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Hepatitis C: Symptoms, Treatment & Cure
Hepatitis C causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Learn about modern antiviral medications that cure over 95% of cases. Evidence-based guide from...
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Hiccups: Causes, Treatment & When to See a Doctor
What causes hiccups and how to stop them? Learn about hiccup triggers, home remedies, and when persistent hiccups require medical attention. Evidence-based...
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Hirschsprung Disease: Symptoms, Treatment & Surgery in Newborns
Hirschsprung disease in children - symptoms, diagnosis and surgical treatment. Learn about this congenital condition where nerve cells are missing in the...
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IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome): Symptoms, Diet & Treatment
IBS causes abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea and constipation. Learn about symptoms, FODMAP diet, treatment options and when to see a doctor....
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis Guide
Comprehensive guide to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment...
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Inguinal Hernia: Symptoms, Causes & Surgery Guide
Inguinal hernia symptoms, causes, and treatment options including surgery. Learn about groin hernias in adults and children, when to seek emergency care,...
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Inguinal Hernia: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Inguinal hernia causes a bulge in the groin or scrotum. Learn about symptoms, causes, when to seek emergency care for strangulated hernia, and surgical...
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Inguinal Hernia: Symptoms, Surgery & Treatment
Inguinal hernia symptoms, causes, surgery options and recovery. Learn about groin hernias in adults and children, incarcerated hernias, and laparoscopic...
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Intestinal Gas and Bloating: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Intestinal gas and bloating explained: causes, symptoms, diet tips, and effective treatments. Learn when gas pain is serious and how to reduce flatulence...
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Intussusception in Children: Symptoms, Treatment & Emergency Signs
Intussusception in children causes severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and bloody stool. Learn symptoms, emergency signs, diagnosis with ultrasound, and...
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Liver Cirrhosis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Guide
Liver cirrhosis symptoms, causes and treatment options explained. Learn about jaundice, ascites, liver failure stages and when to seek care. Evidence-based...
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Liver, Gallbladder & Pancreas Diseases: Symptoms & Treatment
Complete guide to liver, gallbladder and pancreas diseases including gallstones, hepatitis, pancreatitis and cirrhosis. Symptoms, causes, diagnosis and...
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Mesenteric Lymphadenitis in Children: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Mesenteric lymphadenitis causes abdominal pain in children when lymph nodes in the belly swell. Learn about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and when...
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Microscopic Colitis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Microscopic colitis causes chronic watery diarrhea without blood. Learn about collagenous and lymphocytic colitis symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options,...
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Norovirus (Stomach Flu): Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
Norovirus causes sudden vomiting and diarrhea lasting 1-3 days. Learn symptoms, treatment, when to seek care, and how to prevent spread. Evidence-based...
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Pancreatitis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Guide
Pancreatitis causes severe upper abdominal pain, nausea and fever. Learn about acute and chronic pancreatitis symptoms, causes like gallstones and alcohol,...
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Peptic Ulcer: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Guide
Peptic ulcer disease symptoms, causes, and treatment options. Learn about H. pylori infection, NSAID-induced ulcers, and when to seek emergency care....
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Perianal Abscess & Anal Fistula: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Perianal abscess and anal fistula - symptoms, causes, treatment options and surgery. Learn when to seek care, recovery time, and prevention. Evidence-based...
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Perianal Abscess & Fistula: Symptoms, Treatment & Surgery
Perianal abscess and anal fistula - symptoms, causes, and surgical treatment. Learn when to seek emergency care. Evidence-based guide reviewed by specialist...
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Pinworms: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Guide
Pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis) cause intense anal itching, especially at night. Learn about symptoms, treatment with mebendazole or pyrantel, hygiene...
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Pyloric Stenosis: Symptoms, Surgery & Recovery in Infants
Pyloric stenosis in babies causes projectile vomiting from narrowing between stomach and intestine. Learn symptoms, diagnosis with ultrasound, surgical...
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Rectal Prolapse: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Options
Rectal prolapse occurs when the rectum protrudes through the anus. Learn about symptoms, causes, treatment options including surgery, and when to seek...
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Roundworm (Ascariasis): Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
Roundworm infection (ascariasis) - symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment. Learn about this intestinal parasite, how it spreads, and effective...
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Salmonella Food Poisoning: Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
Salmonella food poisoning causes diarrhea, fever and stomach pain. Learn about symptoms, treatment, when to seek care and how to prevent salmonella...
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Shigellosis (Dysentery): Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Shigellosis is a bacterial infection causing bloody diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. Learn about Shigella symptoms, treatment, prevention and when to...
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Stomach Flu (Gastroenteritis): Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Stomach flu symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea & abdominal pain. Learn causes, treatment, when to seek care & how to prevent viral gastroenteritis....
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Stomach Flu (Gastroenteritis): Symptoms, Treatment & Recovery
Stomach flu and gastroenteritis - complete guide to symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea, home treatment, when to seek care, and prevention. Evidence-based...
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Stomach Flu in Toddlers: Symptoms, Treatment & Recovery
Stomach flu (gastroenteritis) in toddlers and young children – symptoms, treatment, dehydration prevention and when to seek care. Evidence-based guide from...
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Stomach Flu: Simple Guide to Symptoms and Treatment
Stomach flu explained simply. Learn the symptoms, what to do at home, and when to see a doctor. Easy-to-read guide for adults and children. Clear medical...
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Stomach Flu: Symptoms, Treatment & When to Seek Care
Gastroenteritis (stomach flu) causes diarrhea and vomiting. Learn symptoms, how long it lasts, treatment at home, and when to see a doctor. Evidence-based...
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Stomach Pain in Children: Causes, Symptoms & When to Worry
Why does your child have stomach pain? Learn about common causes, warning signs, when to see a doctor, and home remedies for abdominal pain in children....
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Traveler's Diarrhea: Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
Complete guide to traveler's diarrhea - causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention. Learn how to stay healthy while traveling abroad. Evidence-based medical...
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Ulcerative Colitis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Ulcerative colitis causes chronic inflammation in the colon and rectum. Learn about symptoms like bloody diarrhea, treatment options including medications...
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Umbilical Hernia: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Complete guide to umbilical hernia in adults and children. Learn about symptoms, when to seek care, treatment options and surgery. Evidence-based...