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Abdominal Gas and Colic

Abdominal Pain, Age 11 and Younger

Abdominal Pain, Age 12 and Older

Abdominal Ultrasound

Abdominal X-Ray

Acupressure Bands for Motion Sickness

Adjustable Gastric Banding Surgery

Adult Primary Liver Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Adult Primary Liver Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)

Albendazole for the Treatment of Pinworms

Alcohol Abuse: Other Health Problems That May Occur

Alkaline Phosphatase

Alosetron for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Aminosalicylates for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Anal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Anal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Anal Fissures: Botox Injections

Anal Fissures: Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy

Anal Fissures: Nifedipine and Diltiazem

Anal Fissures: Nitroglycerin Ointment

Anal Fistulas and Crohn's Disease

Anesthesia: Malignant Hyperthermia Response

Antacids for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Antacids for peptic ulcer disease

Antianxiety Medicines for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Antibiotics for Crohn's Disease

Antibiotics for Cystic Fibrosis

Anticholinergics (Antispasmodics) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Anticholinergics for Cystic Fibrosis

Antidepressants for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Antidiarrheal Medicines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Antidiarrheals for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Antigen tests for giardiasis

Antiprotozoals for giardiasis

Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)

Asthma and GERD

Awareness During General Anesthesia

Basic Metabolic Panel

Bile Acids for Gallstones

Biliopancreatic Diversion and Biliopancreatic Diversion With Duodenal Switch

Biologics for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Bladder Exstrophy-Epispadias-Cloacal Exstrophy Complex

Blue Diaper Syndrome

Bowel Disease: Caring for Your Ostomy

Bowel Disease: Changing Your Diet

Bowel Obstruction

Bowel Obstruction: Stent Treatment

Bowel Resection for Colorectal Cancer

Bowel Transit Time

Bronchodilators for Cystic Fibrosis

Budd Chiari Syndrome

C-Reactive Protein (CRP)

Campylobacteriosis

Cancer Drugs: Risk of Causing Nausea and Vomiting

Cancer Treatment: Symptoms Diary for Nausea and Vomiting

Cancer: Home Treatment for Constipation

Cancer: Home Treatment for Diarrhea

Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)

Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1A Deficiency

Caudal Regression Syndrome

Causes of Bleeding in the Digestive Tract

Celiac Disease Complications

Celiac Disease: Eating a Gluten-Free Diet

Central Venous Catheters

Chemistry Screen

Chilaiditi's Syndrome

Childhood Liver Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Liver Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Chronic Female Pelvic Pain

Ciguatera Fish Poisoning

Cirrhosis Complications: Encephalopathy

Cirrhosis Complications: Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

Cirrhosis, Primary Biliary

Cirrhosis: Beta-Blockers for Portal Hypertension and Varices

Cirrhosis: Eating a low-salt diet

Cirrhosis: Questions About Reducing Sodium

Cirrhosis: Surgical Shunts for Portal Hypertension

Cirrhosis: Vasoconstrictor Medicines for Variceal Bleeding

Cleaning Up Diarrhea

Clostridium Difficile Colitis

Colitis, Collagenous

Colitis, Ulcerative

Colon Cancer Genetic Testing

Colon Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Colon Cancer: What Raises Your Risk

Colon Cancer: Which Screening Test Should I Have?

Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Colorectal Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Colorectal Cancer Test Recommendations

Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent

Colostomy for Colorectal Cancer

Combination Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C

Combination Drug Therapy for Peptic Ulcer Disease

Combination Vaccine for Hepatitis A and B

Common Types of Hernias

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Body

Constipation, Age 11 and Younger

Constipation, Age 12 and Older

Constipation: Keeping Your Bowels Healthy

Corticosteroids for Cystic Fibrosis

Corticosteroids for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Crohn's Disease

Crohn's Disease: Problems Outside the Digestive Tract

Crohn's Disease: When Surgery Is Needed

Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome

Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

Cyclosporine for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis: Helping Your Child Cough Up Mucus

D-Xylose Absorption Test

Dementia: Bladder and Bowel Problems

Diabetes-Related High and Low Blood Sugar Levels

Diabetes: How to Prepare for a Colonoscopy

Diarrhea, Age 11 and Younger

Diarrhea, Age 12 and Older

Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)

Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)

Disaccharide Intolerance I

Diverticular Bleeding

Diverticular Disease: Severe Bleeding

DNase (Dornase Alfa) for Cystic Fibrosis

Drinking Enough Water

Dubin Johnson Syndrome

E. Coli Infection

E. Coli Infection: Blood and Kidney Problems

Electrolyte Panel

End-of-Life Care: Should I Have Artificial Hydration and Nutrition?

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP)

Endoscopic Treatment for Variceal Bleeding Caused by Cirrhosis

Environmental Illness

Environmental Illness in Children

Environmental Illness: Evaluating Your Home or Workplace

Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis

Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Esophageal Atresia and/or Tracheoesophageal Fistula

Esophageal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Esophageal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]

Esophageal Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Esophageal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Esophageal Spasm

Esophagus Tests

Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome

Food Poisoning and Safe Food Handling

Fructose Intolerance, Hereditary

Fructose or Sorbitol Intolerance

Fulminant Hepatitis

Fundoplication Surgery for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Fungal Infections: Risks of Oral Antifungals

Gallbladder Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Gallbladder Scan

Gallstones: Should I Have Gallbladder Surgery?

Gardner Syndrome

Gas, Bloating, and Burping

Gastric Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Gastric Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Gastritis, Chronic, Erosive

Gastritis, Giant Hypertrophic

Gastroenteritis in Adults and Older Children

Gastroenteritis, Eosinophilic

Gastroesophageal Reflux

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) During Pregnancy

Gastroesophageal Reflux in Babies and Children

Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Gastrointestinal Complications (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

General Anesthesia

GERD: Controlling Heartburn by Changing Your Habits

GERD: Esophageal Erosion and Ulcers

GERD: Which Treatment Should I Use?

Getting Enough Fiber

Ginger for Motion Sickness

Groin Problems and Injuries

H2 Blockers (Acid Reducers) for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Health Problems Associated With Adult Obesity

Health Tracking Forms and Checklists

Heart Disease: Eating a Heart-Healthy Diet

Heartburn: Changing Your Eating Habits

Heartburn: Reducing Pressure on Your Stomach

Heavy Metal Poisoning

Helicobacter pylori Bacteria

Helicobacter pylori Tests

HELLP Syndrome and Preeclampsia

Helping Your Teen Follow a Gluten-Free Diet

Hemorrhoidectomy for Hemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids: Which Treatment Should I Use?

Hepatic Encephalopathy

Hepatic Fibrosis, Congenital

Hepatitis A and Undercooked Shellfish

Hepatitis A Virus Test

Hepatitis B and C: Risk of Liver Cancer

Hepatitis B and C: Should I Be Tested?

Hepatitis B Treatment Recommendations

Hepatitis B Viral DNA

Hepatitis B Virus Tests

Hepatitis B: How to Avoid Spreading the Virus

Hepatitis B: Postvaccination Test for Immunity

Hepatitis B: Should I Take Antiviral Medicine for Chronic Hepatitis B?

Hepatitis C Virus Tests

Hepatitis C: Should I Take Antiviral Medicine?

Hepatitis Immunoglobulin (HBIG)

Hepatitis Panel

Hepatitis, Neonatal, Idiopathic

Hiatal Hernia and GERD

Hirschsprung's Disease

Hirschsprung's Disease

Histamine H2 acid reducers for peptic ulcer disease

Ileoanal Anastomosis for Ulcerative Colitis

Immunoglobulin (IG) for Hepatitis A

Immunomodulators for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Imperforate Anus

Incision of External Hemorrhoids

Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Cancer Risk

Inflammatory Bowel Disease During Pregnancy

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Enteral or Total Parenteral Nutrition

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Rare Complications

Infrared Photocoagulation for Hemorrhoids

Inguinal Hernia

Inguinal Hernia: Should I Have Surgery Now, or Should I Wait?

Inguinal Hernia: Surgery in Adults

Inguinal Hernia: Surgery in Children

Inhaled Anesthetics

Interferons for Chronic Hepatitis B

Intestinal Pseudoobstruction

Intestinal Transplant for Crohn's Disease

Intravenous (IV) Anesthetics

Intussusception

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Bile Acid Binding Medicines

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Controlling Symptoms With Diet

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Criteria for Diagnosis

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Should I Have Tests for IBS Symptoms?

Ivemark Syndrome

Jejunal Atresia

Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase (LDH)

Lactose Intolerance

Lactose Intolerance

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery for Gallstones

Liver (Hepatocellular) Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Liver (Hepatocellular) Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Liver and Spleen Scan

Liver Function Panel

Liver Function Tests

Liver Resection

Liver Tests for Mononucleosis

Liver Transplant for Hepatitis B

Living Organ Donation

Living With an Ostomy

Living With More Than One Health Problem

Local Anesthetics

Low Gamma-GT Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis

Lung Transplant for Cystic Fibrosis

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Abdomen

Malabsorption Syndrome

Mallory Weiss Syndrome

Mebendazole for the Treatment of Pinworms

Meckel Syndrome

Medical History and Physical Exam for Colorectal Cancer

Medical history and physical exam for giardiasis

Medical History and Physical Exam for Lactose Intolerance

Medical History and Physical Examination for Diverticulitis

Medical History and Physical Examination for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Mesenteritis, Retractile

Mild, Moderate, or Severe Diarrhea

Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy

Monitoring During Anesthesia

Motion Sickness

Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

Mulibrey Nanism

Nausea and Vomiting, Age 11 and Younger

Nausea and Vomiting, Age 12 and Older

Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Neonatal Hemochromatosis

Nitazoxanide for giardiasis

Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Nonprescription Medicines for Peptic Ulcers

Noroviruses (Norwalk Viruses)

Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs) for Chronic Hepatitis B

Open Gallbladder Surgery for Gallstones

Open Inguinal Hernia Repair (Herniorrhaphy, Hernioplasty)

Opportunistic Infections

Organ Transplant

Organic-Food Labels

Pancreatic Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Pancreatic Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (pNENs)

Partial Colectomy for Diverticular Disease

Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Should I Have Surgery?

Peptic Ulcer Disease

Peptic Ulcers and Dyspepsia

Peptic Ulcers and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

Peutz Jeghers Syndrome

Planning to Be an Organ Donor

Polycystic Liver Disease

Postoperative Problems

Potassium (K) in Blood

Potassium (K) in Urine

Pregnancy-Related Problems

Pregnancy: Hemorrhoids and Constipation

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)

Primary Gastric Lymphoma

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Procedural Sedation

Proctocolectomy and Ileostomy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Prostaglandin analog to prevent NSAID-induced peptic ulcer

Protease Inhibitors (PIs) for Hepatitis C

Protect Yourself From Hepatitis A When Traveling

Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) for Peptic Ulcer Disease

Proton Pump Inhibitors for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Psychotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Pushing a Rectal Prolapse Into Place

Pyloric Stenosis

Pyrantel Pamoate for the Treatment of Pinworms

Questions About Inguinal Hernia Surgery

Rectal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Rectal Problems

Rectal Prolapse

Recurrent Abdominal Pain (RAP)

Refractory Sprue

Repair of Rectocele or Enterocele

Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass

Rubber Band Ligation for Hemorrhoids

Salivary Gland Scan

Shwachman Syndrome

Sigmoidoscopy (Anoscopy, Proctoscopy)

Small Intestine Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Small Intestine Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Sodium (Na) in Blood

Stages of Colorectal Cancer

Staph Food Poisoning

Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Stool Analysis for Cystic Fibrosis

Stool analysis for giardiasis (ova and parasite test)

Stool Tests for Colorectal Cancer

String test for giardiasis

Stroke Recovery: Coping With Eating Problems

Surgery for Chronic Pelvic Pain

Swallowed Objects

Syphilis, Congenital

Technetium-Labeled Red Blood Cell Bleeding Scan

Tips for Swallowing Medicines

Total Serum Protein

Townes Brocks Syndrome

Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) for Cirrhosis

Traveler's Diarrhea

Treating a Twisting Bowel Obstruction

Treating Nausea and Vomiting From Chemotherapy

Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) for the Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain

Turcot Syndrome

Types of Peptic Ulcers

Types of Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative Colitis: Problems Outside the Digestive Tract

Ulcerative Colitis: Should I Have Surgery?

Ulcerative Colitis: When Surgery Is Needed

Umbilical Hernia in Children

Umbilical Hernia: Should My Child Have Surgery?

Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Series

Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Using Antibiotics Wisely

VACTERL Association

Variceal Bleeding as a Complication of Cirrhosis

Video Capsule Endoscopy

Viral Hepatitis

Virtual Colonoscopy

Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia

Water Purification to Prevent Giardia

What the Liver Does

Whipple Disease

Who Is Affected by Lactose Intolerance

Wilson's Disease

Zollinger Ellison Syndrome

Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome and Peptic Ulcer

Symptom Checker

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