Digestive Disorders Medical Reference

Learn more about hard stool and the medical conditions that might cause it. Find out how you may be able to treat hard stools.

Learn home remedies and medical treatments to help ease your bloating symptoms and speed up your recovery.

Discover some home remedies and medical treatments for upset stomach and diarrhea to help ease symptoms and speed up your recovery.

Learn home remedies and medical treatments to help ease stomach pain and reduce painful gas.

Learn home remedies and medical treatments to help ease your gas pains and prevent future pain.

Learn home remedies and treatments to help ease your bloated stomach and experience relief faster.

Exercise can help you stay healthy when you have an abdominal hernia. Learn the best exercises for abdominal hernia and how to get started.

Learn home remedies and medical treatments to help ease your food poisoning symptoms and speed up your recovery.

Learn home remedies and medical treatments to help ease nausea symptoms and speed up your recovery.

Discover some home remedies and medical treatments for stomach pain to help ease symptoms and speed up your recovery.

Exercise can strengthen your abdominal muscles and decrease your risk of getting an inguinal hernia. Learn the best exercises for preventing and recovering from inguinal hernia, how to get started, and what safety precautions to take.

Learn home remedies and medical treatments to help ease your indigestion symptoms and speed up your recovery.

Learn home remedies and medical treatments to help ease your constipation symptoms and speed up your recovery.

A liver hemangioma is a benign tumor in your liver. It’s made up of a tangle of blood vessels and is rarely serious and doesn’t turn into liver cancer.

Find out whether you need over-the-counter or prescription drugs for your diarrhea.

Does your belly hurt or feel really full after you eat just a small amount of food? You might have gastroparesis. Learn more about this condition and how to feel better.

Phenylketonuria (PKU) affects the way your body handles an amino acid called phenylalanine. Learn more.

Blood in your stool is always a cause for concern. When you have bloody diarrhea, it can be a sign of a serious condition. Find out what it can mean and how it’s treated.

Could squatting instead of sitting be the key to less constipation? Find out if pool stools like the Squatty Potty could make a difference.

Dysentery is an intestinal infection that causes bloody diarrhea. Learn how you catch it and ways to avoid getting sick.

When your colon can't move to push food and waste out of your body, it’s called ileus. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatments of this condition.

Learn about prebiotics -- their benefits and how they work, supplements and foods with prebiotics, the best prebiotics for different conditions, and possible side effects.

Pain in the belly after you eat plus weight loss can be signs of this rare condition. Learn what causes median arcuate ligament syndrome, and how your doctor might treat it.

A stomach cramp is a sudden, tight feeling in the muscles of your belly. Learn what causes stomach cramps, how to treat them, and when you should see a doctor.

Ever feel pain in your upper right belly? Find out how to tell if you have gallstones or other problems with your gallbladder.