Digestive Disorders Medical Reference

A few lifestyle changes may help you avoid painful peptic ulcers.

Got a burning pain in your stomach that won’t go away? It might be an ulcer.

A feeding tube allows you to carry on your life when you no longer eat and drink normally. Learn what it’s like, and how to manage it.

Constipation is a common but uncomfortable side effect of surgery. Learn what causes postoperative constipation and how to treat it.

Having trouble pooping? Avoid these common mistakes when your digestive tract is out of whack.

Burping is normal most of the time. WebMD explains when and why it might be a problem.

You can do some things to make stomach pain less likely to ruin your day.

Lactose intolerance and dairy allergy are not the same thing. There are important differences. Find out how they differ and what tests are used for diagnosis.

There isn’t a cure for lactose intolerance, but there are many ways to control the symptoms. From diet to supplements, learn about some ways to control your lactose intolerance.

If you feel bloated and gassy after you drink milk or eat ice cream, you might be lactose intolerant. Learn what causes this common condition.

If you feel stomach pain, bloating, cramping, or have diarrhea after you eat or drink dairy products, you may be lactose intolerant. Learn about what causes the different types of lactose intolerance.

Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose, the sugar in milk and dairy products. Learn more about this common condition.

The best treatment for painful gallstones is surgery to remove your gallbladder. While this sounds extreme, it’s more common -- and safer -- than you might think.

Most of the time, surgery is the only cure for a hernia. But there are cases where you don’t need to go under the knife. This article explains what you need to know.

Esophageal spasm is a rare cause of chest pain that can feel like a heart attack. Learn the causes, symptoms, and treatment for esophagus spasms.

This test uses a radioactive compound to “trace” the path bile takes through your body. This article explains how and why it’s done.

For some diseases and conditions, part of the bowel needs to be removed. Learn more about this procedure, which doctors call bowel resection.

Diarrhea can make you dehydrated, especially if it happens often or lasts a long time. Find out how to stop that from happening.

Intractable hiccups are a very rare condition in which a person has hiccups lasting more than a month. This may indicate an underlying health problem.

Rectal prolapse is not a common ailment or life-threatening. Regardless, if you suffer from this disorder it can be embarrassing and uncomfortable.

Constipation is a common problem that can be treated at home with changes to your diet and exercise. Laxatives can also help with constipation, but should be used after speaking with your doctor.

If you’re taking antibiotics and develop a serious case of diarrhea, you could have a bacterial infection known as C. diff. Learn more from WebMD about the symptoms and what doctors can do to treat it.

Do you feel a pain or pressure in your groin when you cough or lift something heavy? You may have an inguinal hernia.

Learn more about laparoscopic surgery, in which the surgeon inserts a tiny camera into the patient’s body and operates it without having to put in his hands.

Sometimes it’s normal to have mucus in your poop, but learn when this symptom is the sign of a digestive problem.