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Conditions and Diseases – Digestive System

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This collection focuses on conditions related to the digestive system.

These comprehensive and concise factsheets are physician-reviewed and reflect the most current, evidence-based information. Relevant sources are provided for each fact sheet.

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A
  • Abscessed tooth
  • Achalasia
  • Acute colonic diverticulitis
  • Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction
  • Acute diverticulitis
  • Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
  • Acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis
  • Acute nontoxic megacolon
  • Acute pancreatitis
  • Acute pancreatitis—child
  • Adynamic ileus
  • AFLP
  • Aganglionic megacolon
  • AL amyloidosis
  • Allergy, nut
  • Allergy, peanut
  • Amyloid light chain amyloidosis
  • Anal abscess
  • Anal atresia
  • Anal fissure
  • Anal fistula
  • Anal rectal abscess
  • Anal rectal fistula
  • Angiodysplasia of the colon
  • Anorectal abscess
  • Anorectal fistula
  • Anorectal malfunction
  • Anorexia nervosa—adult
  • Anorexia nervosa—child
  • Antibiotic-associated colitis
  • Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
  • Appendicitis
  • Arteriovenous malformations of the colon
  • Atresia, intestinal
B
  • Bacterial overgrowth, smal bowel
  • Bacterial overgrowth, small intestine
  • Barrett's esophagus
  • Biliary atresia—infant
  • Biliary colic
  • Bleeding, gastrointestinal
  • Bleeding, GI
  • Bowel incontinence—adult
  • Bowel, neurogenic
  • Bulimia
  • Bulimia nervosa
C
  • Clostridium difficile-induced colitis
  • C diff infection
  • C diff antibiotic associated colitis
  • Calculus of gallbladder
  • Caliciviruses
  • Cancer of the rectum
  • Cancer, nasopharyngeal
  • Cancer, oropharyngeal
  • Cancer, throat
  • Canker sores
  • Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
  • Cavity
  • Celiac disease
  • Celiac sprue
  • CHI
  • Children and teens obesity
  • Children and teens overweight
  • Cholangitis
  • Cholecystitis
  • Cholecystolithiasis
  • Choledocholithiasis
  • Cholelithiasis
  • Cholera
  • Cholesterol, high
  • Chronic heartburn-adolescent
  • Chronic heartburn-child
  • Chronic heartburn-child with disabilities
  • Chronic heartburn-infant
  • Chronic pancreatitis
  • Cirrhosis, liver
  • Clostridium difficile infection
  • Colitis, ulcerative
  • Colon cancer
  • Colon perforation
  • Colon polyps
  • Colonic aganglionosis
  • Colonic angiodysplasia
  • Colonic atresia
  • Colonic ileus
  • Complete prolapse
  • Congenital hyperinsulinism—child
  • Congenital megacolon or megarectum
  • Constipation
  • Crohn's disease
D
  • Delayed gastric emptying
  • Diarrhea
  • Difficulty Swallowing [Esophagus]
  • Difficulty Swallowing [Mouth or Pharynx]
  • Diverticulitis
  • Drug-induced hepatitis
  • Duodenal atresia
  • Duodenal ulcer
  • Dyspepsia
  • Dysphagia, Esophageal
  • Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal
E
  • E. coli infection
  • Encopresis—child
  • Enterocutaneous fistula
  • Entero-entereal fistula
  • Eosinophilic colitis—child
  • Eosinophilic esophagitis—child
  • Eosinophilic gastritis—child
  • Eosinophilic gastroenteritis—child
  • Escherichia coli infection
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7
  • Esophageal achalasia
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Esophageal dysphagia
  • Esophageal food bolus obstruction
  • Esophageal stricture
F
  • Familial adenomatous polyposis
  • Fecal impaction—adult
  • Fecal incontinence—adult
  • Fissure, anal
  • Folate deficiency
  • Food allergy
  • Food infection
  • Food poisoning
  • Functional abdominal pain—child
  • Functional colitis
G
  • Gallbladder cancer
  • Gallstones
  • Gastric myoblastoma
  • Gastric myosarcoma
  • Gastric outlet obstruction - Adult
  • Gastric polyps
  • Gastric ulcer
  • Gastritis
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease-adolescent
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease-child
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease-child with disabilities
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease-infant
  • Gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Gastrointestinal fistula
  • Gastrointestinal leiomyosarcoma
  • Gastrointestinal smooth muscle tumor
  • Gastrointestinal stromal sarcoma
  • Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease-adolescent
  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease-child
  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease-child with disabilities
  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease-infant
  • Gastroparesis
  • Gastroschisis--Child
  • GERD
  • GERD-adolescent
  • GERD-child
  • GERD-child with disabilities
  • GERD-infant
  • GI bleeding
  • Giardiasis
  • Gilbert's syndrome
  • Gingivitis
  • GIST
  • Gluten-sensitive enteropathy
  • GORD-adolescent
  • GORD-child
  • GORD-child with disabilities
  • GORD-infant
  • Granulomatous ileocolitis
  • Groin hernia - adult
  • Groin hernia - child
H
  • H. pyloriinfection
  • HAEC
  • Hairy leukoplakia
  • Heartburn
  • Heartburn—adolescent
  • Heartburn—child
  • Heartburn—child with disabilities
  • Heartburn—infant
  • Helicobacter pyloriinfection
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Hepatic failure
  • Hepatitis, toxic
  • Hepatoma, malignant
  • Hernia, groin—adult
  • Hernia, groin—child
  • Hernia, inguinal—adult
  • Hernia, inguinal—child
  • Hiatal hernia
  • High triglycerides
  • Hirschprung-Galant infantilism
  • Hirschsprung's disease
  • Hirschsprung's-associated enterocolitis
  • Hyperbilirubinemia
  • Hyperemesis gravidarum
I
  • IBD
  • IBS
  • Ileitis
  • Ilial atresia
  • Imperforate anus
  • Indigestion
  • Inflammation of the pancreas
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Inguinal hernia - adult
  • Inguinal hernia - child
  • Internal prolapse
  • Intestinal atresia
  • Intestinal flu
  • Intestinal neurosis
  • Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
  • Iron-deficiency anemia
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Irritable colon
  • Ischemic bowel disease
J
  • Jejunal atresia
L
  • Lactose intolerance
  • Laryngeal cancer
  • Laryngomalacia
  • Laxative colitis
  • Leukoplakia, oral mucosa
  • Liver cancer
  • Liver cirrhosis
  • Liver failure
  • Low blood sugar
M
  • Malabsorption
  • Mallory Weiss Syndrome
  • Mechanical bowel obstruction
  • Meckel diverticulum
  • Mesenteric adenitis
  • Mesenteric lymphadenitis
  • Mucosal prolapse
  • Mucous colitis
  • Multiply-Resistant Enterococci
N
  • NAFLD
  • Nasopharyngeal cancer
  • Nausea and vomiting--adult
  • Necrotizing enterocolitis
  • Neonatal hyperinsulinism
  • Neurogenic bowel
  • Nonalchoholic fatty liver disease
  • Nonalchoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
  • Non-insulin dependent diabetes
  • Non-mechanical bowel obstruction
  • Nontropical sprue
  • Non-ulcer dyspepsia
  • Non-ulcer stomach pain
  • Norovirus
  • Norwalk virus
  • Norwalk-like virus
  • Nut allergy
O
  • Obesity—adults
  • Obesity—children and teens
  • Obesity—pediatric and adolescent
  • Ogilvie’s syndrome
  • Omphalocele—child
  • Oral candidiasis—adult
  • Oral candidiasis—child
  • Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
  • Overweight—adults
  • Overweight—children and teens
  • Overweight—pediatric and adolescent
P
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Pancreatitis
  • Paralytic ileus
  • Parotitis
  • Partial prolapse
  • PBC
  • Peanut allergy
  • Pediatric and adolescent obesity
  • Pediatric and adolescent overweight
  • Peptic ulcer
  • Peptic ulcer of the duodenum
  • Peptic ulcer of the stomach
  • Perforated colon
  • Peritonitis
  • Pharyngitis
  • Presacral tumor
  • Primary biliary cirrhosis
  • Puncture of colon
  • Pyloric atresia
R
  • Rectal cancer
  • Rectal prolapse
  • Rectovaginal fistula
  • Reflux esophagitis-adolescent
  • Reflux esophagitis-child
  • Reflux esophagitis-child with disabilities
  • Reflux esophagitis-infant
  • Reflux, heartburn
  • Reflux-adolescent
  • Reflux-child
  • Reflux-child with disabilities
  • Reflux-infant
  • Regional enteritis
  • Retrorectal tumor
  • Rotavirus
  • Ruysch's disease
S
  • Shiga toxin
  • Salivary gland infection
  • SBBO
  • Short bowel syndrome
  • Short gut syndrome
  • Sialadenitis
  • SIBO
  • Smal bowel bacterial overgrowth
  • Small bowel obstruction
  • Small intestine bacterial overgrowth
  • Small round structure viruses
  • Smoker's keratosis
  • SMRV
  • Sore throat
  • Spastic colon
  • Steakhouse syndrome
  • Stomach cancer
  • Stomach flu - gastroenteritis
  • Stomach flu - noroviruses
  • Stomach polyps
  • Stomach ulcer
  • Sulfite intolerance
  • Sulfite sensitivity
  • Syndrome, steakhouse
T
  • Teething
  • Throat cancer
  • Throat infection
  • Thrush—adult
  • Thrush—child
  • Tongue cancer
  • Tonsillopharyngitis
  • Tooth abscess
  • Tooth decay
  • Toxic hepatitis
  • Triglycerides, high
  • Tumor, gastrointestinal stromal
U
  • Ulcer, duodenal
  • Ulcer, gastric
  • Ulcer, peptic
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Umbilical hernia
V
  • Vancomycin-resistant enterococci infection
  • Viral gastroenteritis
  • Viral gastroenteritis
  • Visceral hyperalgesia
  • Visceral hypersensitivity
  • Volvulus-Adult
  • Volvulus-Child
  • Vomiting of pregnancy
  • VRE

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