More Digestive Disorders and Diseases
Links to more information about digestive diseases and disorders that are not related to IBS and IBD.
Does smoking after a meal increase the risk of cancer and emphysema?
A chain email entitled "8 Don'ts After a Meal" advises readers that smoking cigarettes after a meal increases the risk of emphysema and cancer by 10 times. Is this true?
A chain email entitled "8 Don'ts After a Meal" advises readers that smoking cigarettes after a meal increases the risk of emphysema and cancer by 10 times. Is this true?
Borborygmi
Borborygmi may sound like a disease, but is actually a normal part of digestion that happens to everyone from time to time.
Borborygmi may sound like a disease, but is actually a normal part of digestion that happens to everyone from time to time.
Jaundice
Jaundice is a yellowing of the skin, mucus membranes, and the white part of the eyes caused by a buildup of bilirubin in the blood. Jaundice can be caused by several conditions including gallbladder and liver disease.
Jaundice is a yellowing of the skin, mucus membranes, and the white part of the eyes caused by a buildup of bilirubin in the blood. Jaundice can be caused by several conditions including gallbladder and liver disease.
How Can I Have Less Gas?
Intestinal gas is a fact of life for everyone. But there are things that you can do to reduce the amount of painful gas and bloating you may experience.
Intestinal gas is a fact of life for everyone. But there are things that you can do to reduce the amount of painful gas and bloating you may experience.
Lumen
The lumen is the opening inside a tubular body structure that is surrounded by an epithelial membrane.
The lumen is the opening inside a tubular body structure that is surrounded by an epithelial membrane.
Causes of Orange Stool
There are several common and benign reasons for passing orange stools, but if the problem is chronic and can not be attributed to diet, it should be investigated by a physician.
There are several common and benign reasons for passing orange stools, but if the problem is chronic and can not be attributed to diet, it should be investigated by a physician.
Why Do Beans Cause Gas?
Beans, or legumes, and other vegetables tend to cause intestinal gas. Learn why this happens and how you can prevent gas.
Beans, or legumes, and other vegetables tend to cause intestinal gas. Learn why this happens and how you can prevent gas.
Unusual Colors of Stool - Pale or Clay-Colored Stool
Also known as acholic stools, stools that are pale or clay-colored may be caused by a problem in the biliary system.
Also known as acholic stools, stools that are pale or clay-colored may be caused by a problem in the biliary system.
The Cat Has IBD
The human form of IBD in the form of ulcerative colitis has affected our family significantly. Now, the smallest, and furriest, member has developed a feline variety of IBD.
The human form of IBD in the form of ulcerative colitis has affected our family significantly. Now, the smallest, and furriest, member has developed a feline variety of IBD.
Ischemic Colitis
A definition of the term 'Ischemic Colitis.'
A definition of the term 'Ischemic Colitis.'