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GI Track Disorders

  1. Esophageal Disorders

    1. Esophageal Spasm
    2. Swallowing Problems
    3. What Is Eosinophilic Esophagitis?
    4. Eosinophilic Esophagitis Treatment With Dupixent
    5. Achalasia: What You Should Know
    6. What to Know About Esophageal Stricture
    7. What Is a Schatzki Ring?
    8. What Is a Mallory-Weiss Tear?

  2. Stomach Disorders

    1. Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)
    2. What Is Gastritis?
    3. Reactive Gastropathy vs. Gastritis: What's the Difference?
    4. Gastroparesis
    5. Is There a Gastroparesis Diet?
    6. Understanding Ulcers
    7. Understanding Ulcer Symptoms
    8. Ulcer Treatment and Prevention
    9. What Is Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome?
    10. What Is Hypochlorhydria?
    11. What Is Aerophagia?
    12. Auto-Brewery Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

  3. Intestinal & Motility Problems

    1. What Is Duodenitis?
    2. What Is Typhlitis?
    3. What Is Epiploic Appendagitis?
    4. What Is Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA) Syndrome?
    5. Fecal Impaction: What Is It and How Is It Treated?
    6. Dumping Syndrome: Is It Curable?
    7. Ileus: What Is It?
    8. What Is an Anastomotic Leak?
    9. What Is Gastrointestinal Perforation?
    10. How Do You Treat a Twisted Bowel?

  4. Anal/Rectal Problems

    1. Anal Fissures
    2. Anal Fissure Symptoms
    3. Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy: What to Know
    4. Anal Fistula
    5. Proctitis
    6. Rectal Prolapse
    7. What Is Proctalgia Fugax?

  5. Hemorrhoids

    1. Hemorrhoids: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
    2. Hemorrhoid Symptoms and Getting a Diagnosis
    3. Best and Worst Foods for Hemorrhoids
    4. Hemorrhoids Treatment
    5. How to Treat Hemorrhoids at Home
    6. Types of Surgeries to Treat Hemorrhoids

  6. Biliary Disorders

    1. What Is the Biliary System?
    2. What to Know About Gallbladder Polyps
    3. Cholecystitis
    4. What Is the Courvoisier Sign?
    5. Tests Used to Diagnose Gallbladder Problems
    6. What Is a Gallbladder (HIDA) Scan?
    7. What Is an Intraoperative Cholangiogram?
    8. What Is a Cholecystostomy?
    9. What to Know About Diet After Gallbladder Surgery
    10. What Is a Gallbladder Cleanse?
    11. What Is Bile Acid Malabsorption (BAM)?
    12. What Is a Biliary Obstruction?
    13. What Is Primary Biliary Cholangitis?
    14. How Is PBC Diagnosed?
    15. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Treatment and Complications
    16. Understanding Treatments for Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
    17. What Is Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction?

  7. Pancreatic Disease

    1. What Is the Pancreas?
    2. What Is Annular Pancreas?
    3. Enlarged Pancreas: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
    4. Pancreatitis
    5. Understanding Pancreatitis -- Symptoms
    6. What Is Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency?
    7. What Is a Pancreatic Pseudocyst?
    8. What to Know About Necrotizing Pancreatitis

  8. Diarrhea

    1. Diarrhea Causes
    2. What Meds Cause Diarrhea?
    3. Diarrhea: When Dairy Is the Problem
    4. What to Know About Fire Poop
    5. How to Stop Diarrhea
    6. Is Your Treatment for Frequent Diarrhea Working?

  9. Nausea & Vomiting

    1. Nausea: Causes and Treatments
    2. Nausea Remedies
    3. Understanding Nausea and Vomiting -- Treatment
    4. What to Know About Antiemetics for Nausea
    5. What to Know About Projectile Vomiting in Adults
    6. What Is Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome?

  10. Diverticulitis

    1. Diverticulitis
    2. What Is Meckel’s Diverticulum?
    3. What Is Zenker's Diverticulum?
    4. What to Know About Esophageal Diverticulum
    5. What Are the Symptoms of Diverticulitis?
    6. Understanding Diverticulitis -- Prevention
    7. Understanding Diverticulitis: Causes and Treatment
    8. What Can I Eat if I Have Diverticulitis?

  11. Lactose & Fructose Intolerance

    1. What Is Lactose Intolerance?
    2. What Are the Symptoms of Lactose Intolerance?
    3. What Causes Lactose Intolerance?
    4. Could You Have Lactose Intolerance?
    5. Dairy Allergy vs. Lactose Intolerance
    6. Hydrogen Breath Test and Lactose Intolerance
    7. Recipe Substitutions for Lactose Intolerance
    8. What Is Fructose Intolerance?

  12. Malabsorption Problems

    1. What is Malabsorption Syndrome?
    2. What to Know About Undigested Food in Your Stool
    3. What Is a Bezoar?
    4. What Is Fecal Fat?

  13. Infections & Parasitic Diseases

    1. The Clostridium Difficile (C. Diff) Bacteria
    2. H. pylori Infection: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
    3. The Urea Breath Test and H. Pylori
    4. What Is an Echovirus 11 Infection?
    5. Dysentery
    6. Tapeworms in Humans
    7. What Is Whipple’s Disease?
    8. What to Know About the String Test

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