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Bacteria and Foodborne Illness
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What are foodborne illnesses?
What are the causes of foodborne illnesses?
What are the symptoms of foodborne illnesses?
What are the risk factors of foodborne illnesses?
What are the complications of foodborne illnesses?
How are foodborne illnesses diagnosed?
How are foodborne illnesses treated?
How are foodborne illnesses prevented?
What is food irradiation?
Links to Other Disorders Related to Foodborne Illnesses
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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
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What is flexible sigmoidoscopy?
What are the sigmoid colon and rectum?
How is flexible sigmoidoscopy different from colonoscopy?
How to Prepare for a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
How is a flexible sigmoidoscopy performed?
Points to Remember
Hope through Research
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What is flexible sigmoidoscopy?
Flexible sigmoidoscopy is a procedure used to see inside the sigmoid colon and rectum. Flexible sigmoidoscopy can detect . . . → Read More: Flexible Sigmoidoscopy :What is flexible sigmoidoscopy?
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What I need to know about Gas
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Why do I have gas?
What can I do about gas?
Points to Remember
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Why do I have gas?
Everyone has gas. Burping and “passing gas” is normal. But because it is embarrassing, many people believe they pass gas too often or have too much gas. A person actually having . . . → Read More: What I need to know about Gas
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Gas in the Digestive Tract
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What causes gas?
Which foods cause gas?
What are some symptoms and problems of gas?
What diagnostic tests are used to find the cause of gas?
How is gas treated?
Points to Remember
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Everyone has gas and eliminates it by burping or passing it through the rectum. However, many people think they have too . . . → Read More: Gas in the Digestive Tract :Flatulence : What causes gas?
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Fecal Incontinence
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What causes fecal incontinence?
How is fecal incontinence diagnosed?
How is fecal incontinence treated?
What foods have fiber?
What to Do About Anal Discomfort
How can I cope with my feelings about fecal incontinence?
Everyday Practical Tips
What if my child has fecal incontinence?
Why Children Get Constipated
Hope through Research
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Fecal incontinence is the inability to control your bowels. When . . . → Read More: Fecal Incontinence: What causes fecal incontinence?
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ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
The digestive system
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (en-doh-SKAH-pik REH-troh-grayd koh-LAN-jee-oh-PANG-kree-uh-TAH-gruh-fee) (ERCP) enables the physician to diagnose problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas. The liver is a large organ that, among other things, makes a liquid called bile that helps with digestion. The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ that stores bile . . . → Read More: ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
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Upper GI Endoscopy
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What is upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy?
What problems can upper GI endoscopy detect?
When is upper GI endoscopy used?
How to Prepare for Upper GI Endoscopy
How is upper GI endoscopy performed?
Recovery from Upper GI Endoscopy
What are the risks associated with upper GI endoscopy?
Points to Remember
Hope through Research
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Acknowledgements
What is upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy?
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What I need to know about Diverticular Disease
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What is diverticular disease?
What causes diverticular disease?
Is diverticular disease serious?
What are the symptoms of diverticular disease?
Who gets diverticular disease?
How does the doctor test for diverticular disease?
How is diverticular disease treated?
How is diverticulosis treated?
How is diverticulitis treated?
What can I do about diverticular disease?
Points to Remember
Pronunciation Guide
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Acknowledgments
What . . . → Read More: What I need to know about Diverticular Disease
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Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis
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What are diverticulosis and diverticulitis?
What are the symptoms of diverticulosis and diverticulitis?
What are the complications of diverticulitis?
What causes diverticular disease?
How is diverticular disease diagnosed?
How is diverticular disease treated?
What foods have fiber?
When is surgery necessary for diverticulitis?
Points to Remember
Hope through Research
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What are diverticulosis and diverticulitis?
Many people have small pouches in the . . . → Read More: Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis : What are diverticulosis and diverticulitis?
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Download Digestive Diseases Dictionary
Pronunciation Guide
This pronunciation guide uses letters and letter combinations, rather than phonetic symbols, to stand for the various sounds in the English language.
Vowels
a
cat, bat
ah
father
air
pear, hair
ar
park
ay
say, came, weigh
aw
saw, bought
e
bet, set
eh
(used at the end of a syllable or when standing alone)
examples:
meadow (MEH-doh)
enemy (EH-nuh-mee)
but
diet (DY-et)
ee
feet, neat
i
sit, igloo
ih
(used at the end of a syllable or when standing alone)
examples:
chicken (CHIH-ken)
miracle (MIHR-ih-kuhl)
but
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