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Digestive
9 conditions
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD occurs when stomach acid flows back into the esophagus. The primary symptom is hear...
Peptic Ulcer
Peptic ulcer disease involves sores in the lining of the stomach gastric ulcer or duodenum duodenal ulcer. The most comm...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS is a functional gastrointestinal disorder affecting a substantial proportion of the global ...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD encompasses Crohns disease and ulcerative colitis, chronic inflammatory conditions of the...
Appendicitis
Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix, affecting roughly 1 in 13 to 1 in 14 people during their lifetime. It is t...
Gallstones
Gallstones cholelithiasis affect approximately 10 to 15 percent of adults in developed countries. Stones form when bile ...
Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the lower rectum and anus, and are very common, affecting a large proportion of adults ...
Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis is advanced scarring fibrosis of the liver, estimated to affect more than 100 million people worldwide. It is ...
Gastroenteritis Stomach Flu
Viral gastroenteritis, commonly called stomach flu, is inflammation of the stomach and intestines from viral infection. ...