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Who Is at High Risk for Gallstones? Your gastrointestinal tract is a large and complex system responsible for the all-important digestion process. Occasionally, abnormalities and disorders can occur...

What Is a Gastroenterologist, and What Do They Do? Your body is comprised of many different systems each carrying out specific functions. One such example is the digestive...

5 Signs You Should See a Gastroenterologist When you hear the word gastroenterology, thoughts of minor digestive issues like stomach aches may come to mind. But the field...

When to seek evaluation from gastroenterology doctors Overview Chronic hepatitis caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a public health problem worldwide since it affects a large…

Hemorrhoids are a condition of enlarged veins located in the anus or rectal region. Common symptoms of inflamed hemorrhoid include continuous inching of the anus which leads to…

Overview Dysphagia is a symptom that expresses the inability to make the alimentary bolus progress from the mouth to the stomach normally. It includes both the inability to...

GASTROPARESIS: UNDER DIAGNOSED AND UNDER TREATED In just the way that diabetes started out as a newly discovered disease and has now became the major health condition that…

Overview Dysphagia is the medical term used to refer to difficulty swallowing, a situation that is usually related to nervous system disorders, tumors, or esophageal diseases. Dysphagia implies…

For several years it has been observed that people who undergo a cholecystectomy can develop chronic diarrhea. Cholelithiasis (gallstone formation) and cholecystitis (acute inflammation of the gallbladder) are...

Overview   Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is the protocol for the detection of CRC and precancerous lesions (polyps) in asymptomatic people without a history of cancer or...

Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition which hinders the villi in the small intestine from absorbing and digesting gluten (a protein found in wheat), which in turn leads…