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Gastroenterology diseases

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Anorexia   show
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Dysphagia   show
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Polyphagia   show
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show Inflammation of the lips.  
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show Inflammation of the tongue.  
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Sialolithiasis   show
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Stomatitis   show
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Esophageal varices   show
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)   show
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show A form of indigestion felt as a burning sensation in the chest, caused by acid regurgitation into the esophagus.  
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Hematemesis   show
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show A condition that causes ulcers (open sores) to develop in the lining of your digestive tract. “Peptic” means it's related to digestion.  
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Stomach cancer   show
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Ileus   show
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show A life-threatening illness that occurs when a portion of the intestine folds like a telescope, with one segment slipping inside another segment, causing an intestinal obstruction.  
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show Occurs when a loop of intestine twists around itself and the mesentery that supplies it, causing a bowel obstruction.  
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Appendicitis   show
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Colic   show
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Colon cancer   show
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Dysentery   show
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Gluten enteropathy (celiac disease)   show
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)   show
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)   show
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Crohn’s Disease   show
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show A type of IBD. A chronic, or long-lasting, disease that causes inflammation and sores, called ulcers, in the inner lining of the large intestine, which includes the colon and the rectum—the end part of the colon.  
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show Swollen and inflamed veins around your anus or in your lower rectum. Can be inside or outside of the rectum.  
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show A type of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) where weakened tissues in your pelvis cause your rectum to sag onto your vaginal wall.  
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show Inflammation of the rectum's mucous membrane. (procto- means rectum)  
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show A condition in which stool becomes hard, dry, and difficult to pass, and bowel movements don't happen very often.  
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show Diarrhea is loose, watery stools three or more times a day. Diarrhea may be acute, persistent, or chronic.  
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show FARTS  
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Incontinence   show
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Adhesions   show
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Peritonitis   show
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show A medical condition that occurs when an organ or tissue pushes through a weak area in the muscle or tissue that holds it in place.  
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show Occurs when fluid builds up in the abdomen due to high pressure in the liver's veins and low albumin levels in the blood.  
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show Chronic liver disease. [A chronic liver disease that occurs when scar tissue replaces healthy liver tissue, preventing the liver from functioning properly.  
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show Acute but short-lived infection . Exposure to contaminated water or food from feces from a person who is infected with hepatitis A virus (HAV)  
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Hepatitis B (serum hepatitis)   show
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show Acute infection Blood infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) Not readily transmitted by sexual activity or from mother to fetus. Chronic HCV is the main cause of chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.  
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Hepatitis D (delta hepatitis)   show
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show Similar to hepatitis A Rarely occurs in the United States.  
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show Enlargement of the liver beyond its normal size.  
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Jaundice   show
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show Cancer in the liver. [An abnormal growth and division of cells that starts in the liver.]  
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show Swelling (inflammation) of the bile duct system that results from infection.  
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show A condition that causes the gallbladder to become inflamed, swollen, and red.  
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Cholelithiasis   show
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Pancreatic cancer   show
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Pancreatitis   show
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show The most common chronic liver disease.  
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