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Digestive Diseases

Digestive Diseases: Introduction

Any condition that involves the digestive tract. The conditions may range from benign to serious. Some examples include duodenal ulcer, esophageal achalasia, fecal incontinence, Whipple disease and dysentery. The digestive system involves the tube from the mouth to the rectum (esophagus, stomach, intestines) as well as various organs the are connected to this tube such as the liver and pancreas.

Symptoms of Digestive Diseases

• Diarrhoea
• Constipation
• Vomiting
• Nausea
• Bleeding
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 6 symptoms of Digestive Diseases

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Digestive Diseases:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
  • Home Heavy Metal Poisoning Tests
• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Stomach Ulcer Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Test Kits
• more tests...»

Disease Topics Related To Digestive Diseases

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Digestive Diseases:

• H pylori infection
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
• NSAIDs
• Mucosal break
• Dyspepsia
• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Digestive Diseases

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Digestive Diseases?

• Misdiagnosis of Digestive Diseases
• Hidden causes of Digestive Diseases (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Digestive Diseases: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Digestive Diseases:

• Digestive Health
• more product offers...»

Digestive Diseases: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Digestive Diseases

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over-diagnosed,...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called ...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. ...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms ...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Digestive Diseases

Digestive Diseases: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
  • Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Digestive Diseases

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Digestive Diseases:

• Digestive Health (Gastroenterology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Digestive Diseases, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Digestive Diseases: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Rare Types
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Rare Types
  • Celiac Disease -- Rare Types
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Rare Types
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Pancreatitis -- Rare Types
  • Gallstones -- Rare Types
  • Lactose Intolerance -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Digestive Diseases

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More information about causes of Digestive Diseases:

• Drug interactions causing Digestive Diseases (3 listings)

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Digestive Diseases

Medical research articles related to Digestive Diseases include:

• Intravenous Esomeprazole for Prevention of Recurrent Peptic Ulcer Bleeding: A Randomized Trial.
• Clinical trial: comparison of the gastrointestinal safety of lumiracoxib with traditional nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs early after the initiation of treatment--findings from the Therapeutic Arthritis Research and Gastrointestinal Even
• A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled multicenter trial of etanercept in the treatment of alcoholic hepatitis
• Are drug treatments effective in NASH (non alcoholic steatotic hepatitis), if so what is the best treatment?
• Serial Transverse Enteroplasty
• more research...»

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Videos for Digestive Diseases

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Patient Surveys for Digestive Diseases

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Digestive Diseases
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Prognosis for Digestive Diseases

More about prognosis of Digestive Diseases

Reseach about Digestive Diseases

Visit our research pages for current research about Digestive Diseases treatments.

Statistics for Digestive Diseases

• Medical statistics for Digestive Diseases
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Digestive Diseases
• Death and Mortality statistics for Digestive Diseases
• Society statistics for Digestive Diseases

Digestive Diseases: Broader Related Topics

• Stomach Conditions
• Intestinal Conditions
• Bowel conditions
• Colon conditions
• more types...»

Types of Digestive Diseases

Types of Digestive Diseases

• Chronic digestive diseases
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Crohn's disease
  • Ulcerative colitis
• more types...»

See full list of 69 Types of Digestive Diseases

Stories from Users Related to Digestive Diseases

• Fatigue and digestive issues
• Stomach/Digestive Issues
• Friend's Digestive Issues
• Quick digestion?
• Please, some advice on digestion
• digestive disorder
• yellow tongue/digestion
• Digestion and acne - NAET
• Digestive Advantage??
• after 20 surgeries, is it ribs, or digestive?
• Thoracic outet syndrone... Can this cause digestion probs???please help
• Please, some advice on digestion
• Digestion issues
• Help! Digestive symptoms after colonoscopy.
• month long digestive issues
• Digestion Issues

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  • Upper left abdominal pain after eating
  • Bloating/Distention/Intenstinal Gas
  • Pain below ribs (centre and right), upper and lower back
  • Diarrhea after eating
  • More user stories

User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Digestive Diseases, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
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