Abdominal Pain, Long-Term -- familydoctor.org
Ongoing or recurrent abdominal pain, also called chronic pain, may be difficult to diagnose, causing frustration for both you and your doctor. Do your symptoms fit one of the diagnoses described in this chart? See your doctor. Eat smaller meals, ... [... more]
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Area between the chest and the hips that contains the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, and spleen. Nerve fibers (usually sensory) that carry impulses from an organ or tissue toward the brain and spinal ... [... more]
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Ten questions to ask your GI Endoscopist...
Is your rate of cecal (total colon) intubation greater than 90%? Do you have endoscopic privileges at a licensed health care facility or hospital? Is polypectomy (polyp removal) routinely performed during elective colonoscopy? Do you monitor ... [... more]
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ASGE physicians and surgeons have highly specialized training in endoscopic procedures of the digestive tract; including upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ... [... more]
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ASGE physicians and surgeons have highly specialized training in endoscopic procedures of the digestive tract; including upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ... [... more]
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Dieulafoy's lesion: How is it treated?
Dieulafoy's lesion is an uncommon cause of severe gastrointestinal bleeding. Learn about treatment. Dieulafoy's lesion is an abnormality in a small artery that supplies blood to the gastrointestinal tract, usually in the stomach. In Dieulafoy's ... [... more]
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Abdominal Pain, Short-Term -- familydoctor.org
Just about everyone has had a stomach ache at one time or another. But sudden severe abdominal pain, also called acute pain, shouldn't be ignored. It often indicates a serious problem. Follow this chart for more information about acute abdominal ... [... more]
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Digestive Diseases Dictionary
Digestive Diseases Dictionary Defines more than 400 terms Coming soon. Update in progress. Home : Digestive Diseases A-Z List of Topics and Titles : Digestive Diseases Dictionary [... more]
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Home Page
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The ... [... more]
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Motility Disorders of the Stomach
The symptoms of delayed gastric emptying include nausea and vomiting. Poor emptying of the stomach can occur for several reasons: (1) The outlet of the stomach (the pylorus and duodenum) may be obstructed by an ulcer or tumor, or by something ... [... more]
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Talking About GI Disorders
Many school-age children never think about faking it; assume the bellyache is real. However, children and parents often forget that some bellyaches come from too much excitement or from worries. For school morning bellyaches, use the "Rule of ... [... more]
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