Site Links for Digestive Disorders
- Gallstones (Cholelithiasis)
- Polycystic Liver Disease: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments
- Quiz: All About Farts
- Who is at risk for gallstones?
- What other symptoms may occur with blood in urine (hematuria)?
- Blood In Urine (Hematuria)
- Gastroparesis: What to Eat and What to Avoid
- Inguinal Hernia
- Do I Need Surgery for Gallstones?
- Why Am I Burping?
- The Appendix (Human Anatomy): Appendix Picture, Definition, Function, Conditions, Tests, and Treatments
- Gastroparesis
- Slideshow: Hemorrhoids Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
- Blood in Stool: Causes and Diagnosis
- The Basics of Colonoscopy
- Hemorrhoids
- Appendicitis
- Ascites Basics
- Treatment for Appendicitis
- C. Diff Infection: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention
- Gastroenteritis (Stomach 'Flu')
- Understanding Gastritis
- Eosinophilic esophagitis: What is it and how is it treated?
- Simple Ways to Manage Digestive Problems
- Giardiasis: What You Need to Know About Giardia
- When to Get Help for Constipation
- Constipation Relief Guide
- Hiccup Causes: Why You Get Hiccups
- Poop Colors and What They Mean
- Dumping Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, Foods to Avoid, and Treatments
- Information on Liver Failure
- Liver Disease and Failure
- Peritonitis: Symptoms, Treatments, Types, and Causes
- H. pylori: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
- Cirrhosis and Your Liver
- How to Safely Use Laxatives for Constipation
- Nausea and Vomiting - Common Causes
- The Basics of Hernias
- Diverticular Diseases & Diverticular Bleeding
- That’s Embarrassing: Gas, Bloating, Belching
- The Basics of Diverticulitis
- Diarrhea
- How to Treat Nausea and Vomiting
- Pancreatitis
- What Are Probiotics?
- What Is Hypokalemia?
- Peptic Ulcers (Stomach Ulcers)
- The Pancreas (Human Anatomy)
- Tapeworms in Humans: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
- What Is Portal Hypertension?
- The Basics of Constipation
- Lactose Intolerance - Cause, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
- Upper Endoscopy to Detect Digestive Problems
- What Is Low Gamma-GT Intrahepatic Cholestasis?
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- What are the symptoms of dysentery?
- Can I get stomach cramps from food poisoning?
- Can a stomach virus cause stomach cramps?
- How are stomach cramps diagnosed?
- When should I see a doctor about my stomach cramps?
- How can antibiotics cause diarrhea?
- How can you get fiber to prevent constipation?
- Can probiotics help with digestion?
- How can skipping raw shellfish help with treating primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)?
- How do you know if it is heartburn or heart attack?
- What does C. difficile cause?
- How can probiotics help stomach problems?
- Where can I find probiotics?
- What are the symptoms of ileus?
- Is dysentery contagious?
- What is ileus?
- What are ways I could add probiotics to my diet?
- What are other causes of cirrhosis?
- What are the types of dysentery?
- What is the main treatment for median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS)?
- Is ileus a block in the intestines?
- How much prebiotics do you need?
- What is a hydrogen breath test?
- How can probiotics be bad for me?
- What are the causes of ileus?
- Slideshow: How Your Gut Health Affects Your Whole Body
- Can prebiotics do more than keep gut bacteria healthy?
- What are prebiotics?
- What are the different types of probiotics?
- How do probiotics work?
- Can squatting instead of sitting when you move your bowels help with constipation?
- How can bacteria cause peptic ulcers?
- What does the treatment for blood in the stool involve?
- What is clostridium difficile (C. diff)?
- Who’s at risk for a clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection?
- How do you get a clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection?
- How Your Microbiome Affects Your Health
- What Is Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)?
- How is gut bacteria linked to colon cancer?
- How is gut bacteria linked to inflammatory bowel diseases?
- What does your gut bacteria say about you?
- What are gut bacteria?
- How is gut bacteria linked to anxiety, depression, and autism?
- How is gut bacteria linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease?
- How is gut bacteria linked to diseases?
- What symptoms should I look out for within 72 hours of my liver biopsy?
- Can bacteria cause the stomach flu?
- What is the spleen and what does it do?
- How is gut bacteria linked to arthritis?
- What are unusual ways to get gastroenteritis?
- Slideshow: Guide to Appendicitis
- Why would you get an EGD?
- Bowel Incontinence
- Slideshow: Foods With Probiotics
- What is appendicitis?
- What causes traveler's diarrhea?
- How does diverticulitis occur?
- What Is an Esophageal Spasm?
- School Bugs and Germs
- C. diff
- Hiatal Hernia
- The Basics of Peptic Ulcers
- Video: Do Bacteria in Your Gut Crave Unhealthy Foods?
- Video: What Causes Stomach Ulcers?
- Risks and Benefits of Probiotics
- What Your Gut Bacteria Say About You
- The Urea Breath Test
- Esophageal Manometry to Detect Swallowing Problems
- Living with Food Intolerances: Trudy McCulloch
- Are there fluids you should avoid if you have constipation?
- What is median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS)?
- What is the median arcuate ligament?
- Do prebiotics cause gas?
- How do I know if a food has added prebiotics?
- What foods have prebiotics?
- What Hemorrhoid Treatments Can I Get in My Doctor’s Office?
- When should you consider a fiber supplement for your constipation?
- Do you need surgery for a hernia?
- How is open surgery done for a hernia?
- How can you use probiotics safely?
- What are non-surgical treatments for a hernia?
- What fiber supplements can be used to treat chronic constipation?
- How do stool softeners treat chronic constipation?
- What are the risks of hernia surgery?
- What should you do before your appointment to treat chronic constipation?
- How are stimulants used to treat chronic constipation?
- What tests are used to see inside the intestine to diagnose chronic constipation?
- What tests are used to see if you have a problem with your digestive system related to chronic constipation?
- How are osmotics used to treat chronic constipation?
- Are there different types of constipation?
- How do you know if diabetes is causing your chronic constipation?
- What does dairy allergy involve?
- What kinds of tests are used to diagnose chronic constipation?
- What is recovery like after gallbladder surgery?
- What are the risks of gallbladder surgery?
- When do you need surgery for gallstones?
- How is open surgery done for gallstones?
- How can you get anal fissures from constipation?
- Can you try other treatments before surgery for gallstones?
- When does someone have a defecation disorder?
- What will your doctor ask during your doctor's visit for chronic constipation?
- How do you know if Crohn's disease is causing your chronic constipation?
- How do you know if hypothyroidism is causing your chronic constipation?
- What can happen if you have chronic constipation?
- What tests are done before surgery for gallstones?
- How do you know if diverticulosis is causing your chronic constipation?
- How do you know if medications are causing your chronic constipation?
- How do you know if pregnancy is causing your chronic constipation?
- How do you know if neurological diseases are causing your chronic constipation?
- How can you get impaction from constipation?
- What can happen if gallstones are left untreated?
- How is laparoscopic cholecystectomy done for gallstones?
- How can you get rectal prolapse from constipation?
- How can you get hemorrhoids from constipation?
- Is it normal to see mucus in your poop?
- What can cause mucus in your poop?
- What should you know about mucus in your poop?
- How is mucus in your poop diagnosed?
- Who is more likely to develop a dairy allergy?
- What are the symptoms of lactose intolerance and dairy allergy?
- What should you know about treating hernias?
- What are the symptoms of a dairy allergy?
- What does lactose intolerance involve?
- How is laparoscopic surgery done for a hernia?
- How do doctors diagnose irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?
- What is another natural alternative for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?
- What else can help with diarrhea or constipation besides drugs?
- Does IBS or IBD have any relation to colorectal cancer?
- Do prescription dugs help treat IBS?
- Do IBD and IBS share symptoms?
- Does IBS have any unique symptoms?
- How do you put a suppository in your vagina?
- Is counseling helpful in treating IBS?
- How is IBS diagnosed?
- What can you do to get a healthy gut bacteria?
- What is the best treatment for IBD?
- Are any symptoms unique to IBD?
- What is the difference between inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?
- How do you put a rectal suppository?
- How do you put a urethral suppository?
- Are there different types of suppositories?
- What problems can I have from using suppositories?
- How do you use urethral suppositories?
- How do you use rectal suppositories?
- How do you use vaginal suppositories?
- When do you use a suppository?
- When should I ask my doctor about using suppositories?
- How is irritable bowel disease (IBD) treated?
- What causes irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and irritable bowel disease (IBD)?
- How do doctors treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and irritable bowel disease (IBD)?
- Do I need to be active to poop?
- What are good bathroom habits to treat hemorrhoids?
- How can you avoid making your hemorrhoids worse?
- How can you ease the pain from hemorrhoids?
- How can I get more fiber?
- What should you wear to help with hemorrhoids?
- How can warm baths help with hemorrhoids?
- Can heartburn meds bring on diarrhea?
- How can chemotherapy cause diarrhea?
- Can drugs that treat depression and mood disorders cause diarrhea?
- What medications can bring on diarrhea?
- Drugs & Medications That Cause Diarrhea
- Tests Used to Diagnose Pancreas Problems
- What Is an Intraoperative Cholangiogram?
- Water: A Fluid Way to Manage Constipation
- What causes chronic constipation?
- How To Treat a Twisted Bowel Obstruction
- How can you treat chronic constipation?
- Splenectomy: Complications and Recovery
- How is an enteroscopy used to diagnose blood in stool?
- How is blood in the stool treated?
- What are the associated symptoms of blood in the stool?
- How is a nasogastric lavage used to diagnose blood in stool?
- How can colitis cause blood in the stool?
- How is an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) used to diagnose blood in stool?
- How is a colonoscopy used to diagnose blood in stool?
- How can angiodysplasia cause blood in the stool?
- How can an anal fissure cause blood in the stool?
- How is blood in stool diagnosed?
- How much water should you drink to avoid constipation?
- How is constipation defined?
- Which foods should you avoid if you have constipation?
- How common is constipation?
- What are the treatment options for ulcers caused by H. pylori infection?
- What laxatives can you use for constipation?
- How common are infections from H. pylori?
- Which foods can give you a lot of fiber?
- How can you add veggies to your diet to prevent constipation?
- How can you prevent H. pylori infection?
- What tests are used to diagnose stomach cancer from H. pylori infection?
- What are some splenectomy complications?
- What is included in the diverticulitis diet?
- What should you do if you're having trouble structuring a diet for diverticulitis?
- How does fiber affect constipation?
- What happens before a splenectomy?
- How are various pancreatic conditions treated?
- How much fiber should you normally have a day?
- How can you add more fiber to your diet to prevent constipation?
- When should you get a check-up for constipation?
- What happens during an exam for constipation?
- How long do treatments for H. pylori infections last?
- Who needs a splenectomy?
- How is an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy used to diagnose H. pylori infection?
- What should you do when diarrhea won't go away?
- When should someone seek medical attention for peritonitis?
- What are the most common risk factors for primary spontaneous peritonitis?
- What are the two main types of peritonitis?
- How will my doctor diagnose peritonitis?
- How can you get stomach flu?
- What is the stomach flu?
- What should I keep in mind when managing dumping syndrome?
- What can you do to protect yourself from stomach flu?
- What is dumping syndrome?
- What should you know about the stomach flu?
- Which foods should I avoid if I have dumping syndrome?
- What causes dumping syndrome?
- How do you treat stomach flu?
- When should you call your doctor about symptoms of an ulcer from H. pylori?
- When should you see a doctor about stomach flu?
- What can you do to prevent infections after a splenectomy?
- Why do people get diarrhea when they travel?
- How is a laparoscopic splenectomy performed?
- How do probiotics help children with diarrhea?
- How do antibiotics cause diarrhea?
- What should you know about peritonitis?
- How can I lower my risk of peritonitis?
- How is blood in urine (hematuria) assessed?
- What does it mean if you have an enlarged spleen (splenomegaly)?
- What causes an enlarged spleen (splenomegaly)?
- What happens if I need surgery for an enlarged spleen (splenomegaly)?
- What other signs and symptoms can I develop from an enlarged spleen (splenomegaly)?
- How is an enlarged spleen (splenomegaly) treated?
- What are the symptoms of an enlarged spleen (splenomegaly)?
- How will my doctor diagnose an enlarged spleen (splenomegaly)?
- What are the symptoms of an enlarged pancreas?
- What are the symptoms of stomach cancer from H. pylori?
- How is H. pylori infection diagnosed?
- What is H. pylori?
- What is the difference between laparoscopic splenectomy and open surgery?
- Where can you get an H. pylori infection?
- Pseudocyst: Definition, Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
- Diverticulitis Prevention
- How Well Do You Know Your Appendix?
- Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Gallbladder?
- Quiz: Surprising Facts About Your Stomach
- Quiz: Inside Your Intestines
- Quiz: What Does My Colon Do?
- Quiz: Know Your Facts From Mouth to Flush
- Quiz: Getting Calcium When You’re Lactose Intolerant
- Bathroom Quiz: Scoop on Poop
- Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Hemorrhoids?
- Quiz: How to Live Gluten-Free
- How can I prevent clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection?
- What is fiber?
- How can you treat constipation?
- What if whole-grain fiber and fruits don't help constipation?
- Is all fiber the same?
- How much fiber do we need daily?
- How is plecanatide (Trulance) used to treat constipation?
- How much fluid is enough to ease chronic constipation?
- How can you prevent dehydration?
- How is lubiprostone (Amitiza) used to treat chronic constipation?
- How is lactulose (Cephula, Chronulac, Constulose, Duphalac, Enulose) used to treat chronic constipation?
- Which type of fiber is best to ease constipation?
- How is polyethylene glycol (Miralax, Glycolax) used to treat chronic constipation?
- When does fiber not work for ending constipation?
- How is chronic constipation treated?
- What can you do to resolve chronic constipation?
- How is inaclotide (Linzess) used to treat chronic constipation?
- What are the symptoms of clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection?
- What problems can a clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection cause?
- What’s the treatment for a clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection?
- How do I know if I have a clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection?
- Can exercise help with constipation?
- What are the best exercises for constipation?
- Will drinking water and other fluids cure constipation?
- How can water affect your digestion?
- Besides water, what other fluids are hydrating for constipation?
- What are the different forms of diverticulitis?
- What are complications of diverticulitis?
- When should I call my doctor about appendicitis?
- How is an ultrasound exam used to check for gallstones?
- How can watchful waiting help treat gallstones?
- How is surgery done to treat gallstones?
- What does nonsurgical therapy for gallstones include?
- How are gallstones treated?
- What is the recovery time for laparoscopic surgery?
- What happens before a laparoscopic surgery?
- How does laparoscopic surgery perform a right colectomy or ileocolectomy?
- How does laparoscopic surgery perform an abdominoperineal resection?
- How is laparoscopic surgery for digestive problems performed?
- How does laparoscopic surgery perform a total proctocolectomy?
- What happens the evening before laparoscopic surgery?
- How does laparoscopic surgery perform a proctosigmoidectomy?
- How does laparoscopic surgery perform a fecal diversion?
- How long do you have to stay in the hospital after a laparoscopic surgery?
- How does someone prepare for laparoscopic surgery?
- How does laparoscopic surgery perform a rectopexy?
- How does laparoscopic surgery perform a total abdominal colectomy?
- What are some tips for living with ulcers?
- How is a hiatal hernia diagnosed?
- Is diverticulosis permanent?
- What lifestyle changes should be made for portal hypertension?
- How is peptic ulcer diagnosed?
- What causes portal hypertension?
- What is cirrhosis of the liver?
- What causes hemorrhoids?
- What is the outlook like for people with cirrhosis?
- What foods should you avoid before your fecal occult blood test?
- Who is likely to develop peptic ulcers?
- When should you see your doctor about a hernia?
- How are peptic ulcers treated?
- What are the symptoms of diverticulitis?
- What are the home treatments for nausea and vomiting?
- What should you know about gallstones?
- What can happen if you have gallstones?
- How common are gallstones?
- Does drinking alcohol always lead to cirrhosis?
- How can you prevent hemorrhoids?
- What inherited liver disease can lead to cirrhosis?
- What causes cirrhosis of the liver?
- When is surgery needed to treat ulcers?
- How is an ulcer treated?
- What is portal hypertension?
- What are other treatment options for portal hypertension?
- What happens in the distal splenorenal shunt (DSRS) procedure for portal hypertension?
- What causes a hiatal hernia?
- What are the symptoms of peptic ulcers?
- What is a hiatal hernia?
- What is used to diagnose ulcers?
- What are the symptoms of portal hypertension?
- What factors lead to peptic ulcers?
- What does the treatment for portal hypertension include?
- What complications are associated with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for portal hypertension?
- What complications are associated with distal splenorenal shunt (DSRS) surgery for portal hypertension?
- When is hiatal hernia surgery necessary?
- Who is likeliest to get a hiatal hernia?
- When should I call the doctor about a hiatal hernia?
- What are hemorrhoids?
- How can a thrombosis happen in hemorrhoids?
- What is recovery like after surgery for hiatal hernia?
- What is a paraesophageal hiatal hernia?
- How are hiatal hernias treated?
- What are the symptoms of hiatal hernia?
- What are prolapsed hemorrhoids?
- How often do you need to take the fecal occult blood test?
- What do the fecal occult blood test results mean?
- How do you take the fecal occult blood test?
- What causes blood to appear in stool relative to the fecal occult blood test?
- How can diet treat bowel incontinence?
- What are other potential causes of bowel incontinence?
- How is radiofrequency anal sphincter remodeling done to treat bowel incontinence?
- How is an endosonography used to diagnose bowel incontinence?
- How is sphincter cuff device used to treat bowel incontinence?
- How is a colostomy done to treat bowel incontinence?
- How is an anorectal manometry used to diagnose bowel incontinence?
- How is stool testing used to diagnose bowel incontinence?
- How are injectable biomaterials used to treat bowel incontinence?
- What exercises can help treat bowel incontinence?
- How is sphincter surgery done to treat bowel incontinence?
- What are the treatments for bowel incontinence?
- How can bowel training help treat bowel incontinence?
- How is a sacral nerve stimulator used to treat bowel incontinence?
- How is an MRI defecography used to diagnosed bowel incontinence?
- What medications can be used to treat bowel incontinence?
- What is bowel incontinence?
- How does biofeedback treat bowel incontinence?
- How is an endoscopy used to diagnose bowel incontinence?
- What happens in a physical examination for bowel incontinence?
- How is bowel incontinence treated?
- How are nerve tests used to diagnose bowel incontinence?
- When should I call my doctor about my diarrhea?
- What are other causes of diarrhea?
- What can happen if I have diarrhea?
- What usually causes diarrhea?
- How can I feel better after diarrhea?
- How do I know if I have dehydration from diarrhea?
- How can I treat my diarrhea?
- What is chronic pancreatitis?
- What are the symptoms of acute pancreatitis?
- How is acute pancreatitis treated?
- How is chronic pancreatitis treated?
- What is pancreatitis?
- What is acute pancreatitis?
- What are the risk factors for chronic pancreatitis?
- What are the risk factors for acute pancreatitis?
- What causes pancreatitis?
- What are the symptoms of chronic pancreatitis?
- How is acute pancreatitis diagnosed?
- Can pancreatitis be prevented?
- What diseases can cause swallowing problems?
- What can I do to help with swallowing problems?
- How should you take medications if you have swallowing problems?
- How can your eating habits affect swallowing problems?
- What are the treatments for diverticulosis and diverticulitis?
- What are diet tips for those with diverticulitis?
- When is surgery needed to treat diverticulitis?
- How are diverticulosis and diverticulitis diagnosed?
- What are the phases of swallowing?
- How do I know if I have a swallowing problem?
- How can I prevent vomiting?
- How can I prevent nausea and vomiting?
- What Is Primary Biliary Cholangitis?
- What Is Cholecystitis?
- Lactose-Free Entree and Snack Recipes
- Gallbladder Diet: Foods for Gallbladder Problems
- The Basics of Gallstones
- Prevention of Gallstones
- everyday-pain-relief-ulcers
- How are severe cases of encopresis treated?
- How is a suppository used to treat severe encopresis?
- What tests are done to diagnose encopresis?
- What are the symptoms of liver failure?
- What causes vomiting in children?
- How can I get dehydration from vomiting?
- What symptoms of liver failure require urgent care?
- How is vomiting treated?
- What are the symptoms of encopresis?
- What are other treatment options for gastroparesis?
- When should you call the doctor about nausea and vomiting?
- What are the complications of gastroparesis?
- How do I prepare for endoscopy?
- How is gastroparesis diagnosed using ultrasound?
- What can happen if you vomit while pregnant?
- How can people who have diabetes avoid problems of gastroparesis?
- How is gastroparesis diagnosed using a gastric manometry?
- What is gastroparesis?
- How is gastroparesis diagnosed using upper endoscopy?
- When do you need a feeding tube?
- When should I seek immediate care if I'm vomiting?
- What is the best way to prevent encopresis?
- How is encopresis diagnosed?
- How long does it take to treat encopresis?
- What is encopresis?
- What causes gastroparesis?
- What is the treatment for gastroparesis?
- What is liver failure?
- How is gastroparesis diagnosed using the smart pill?
- What are other treatments for encopresis?
- How can you establish regular bathroom times to treat encopresis?
- How is an enema used to treat severe encopresis?
- What causes constipation related to encopresis?
- How do laxatives work to treat severe encopresis?
- How is encopresis treated at home?
- When should you see a doctor about encopresis?
Pagination