Digestive Disorders Medical Reference

What happens if you eat silica gel? Although silica gel is usually non-toxic, it is a choking hazard for young children and may also cause nausea and vomiting.

What causes tenesmus? Various gastrointestinal conditions can cause swelling and irritation of your colon.

A GI cocktail is a mix of meds used to relieve indigestion, chest pain, and GI discomfort. Learn how it works, its ingredients, uses, and possible side effects.

Learn what gastrointestinal perforation is, including how you can diagnose it, manage it, and more.

When your poop floats, you may have malabsorption or too much gas. Learn more about what your poop says about your health.

Find out what you need to know about gallbladder polyps, and discover the causes, treatments, and how they may affect health.

Learn more about how a proctologist can help you manage and treat symptoms of colorectal diseases.

Learn about epiploic appendagitis, what causes it, what to expect, and more.

A lateral internal sphincterotomy is a surgery that repairs anal fissures. Learn more about the causes, the symptoms, why you should consider surgery, and what to expect during the procedure.

Learn more about whether grape juice can prevent stomach bugs and what its benefits are.

Vomiting foam is typically caused by a stomach bug or eating too many fatty or acidic foods, but other medical conditions can cause it. Find out why it happens and what it says about your health.

Learn what a soap suds enema is, how it works, and how to safely administer one.

Hypochlorhydria is when you have low stomach acid. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, and treatment for this condition.

An elemental diet replaces all food and drinks with special formulas. Learn more about who it’s for, what to expect, and more.

Early satiety is a feeling of fullness after you eat only a small amount of food. Find out what it could mean for your health.

Learn more about massage for constipation, including its risks and benefits, and how it may affect your health.

Find out what you need to know about digestive bitters, and discover risks and benefits, and how they may affect your health.

Find out what you need to know about projectile vomiting, and discover the pros, cons, risks, and benefits, and how it may affect health.

Do you have sudden, sharp pains in your anal area and you don’t know why? It could be proctalgia fugax.

Typhlitis is an inflammation of part of the large intestine. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this condition.

Most of the time, it’s normal to see some undigested food in your stool. Find out what causes this, and when it can be a sign of a health problem.

Synbiotics are mixtures of probiotics ("good" gut bacteria) and prebiotics (non-digestible fibers that help these bacteria grow). Learn more about what they are and how they can help your body.

Anoscopy is a procedure that checks for abnormalities in the rectum and anus. Learn about the process, what to expect, and more.

Splenic flexure is a bend in your colon. Learn about where it is, why it's important for your health, and what conditions can affect it.

Find out what you need to know about natural laxatives, and discover the pros and cons, as well as potential health risks.

Treatments for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria prevent blood clots and relieve symptoms to improve your quality of life.

Find out what you need to know about the impact of gut health and mental health, how it can affect your overall health, what you can do if you’re experiencing it, and how to prevent it.

Blood tests are the main way doctors diagnose paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH).

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is a hard-to-diagnose blood disorder. Find out about symptoms of PNH.

PNH damages red blood cells, causing complications like blood clots and anemia.

Learn home remedies and when to seek medical treatments to help relieve and prevent your foul-smelling gas symptoms.

Learn home remedies and medical treatments to help ease your bloating 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.

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.

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.

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.

Not being able to break down the amino acid phenylalanine requires treatment through strict diet and medication. Learn the basics of phenylketonuria (PKU).

Could squatting instead of sitting be the key to less constipation? Find out if devices 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.