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Results 1 - 10 of 115 for digestive issues
  1. Digestive Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    When you eat, your body breaks food down to a form it can use to build and nourish cells and provide energy. This process is called digestion. Your digestive ...
  2. Hyperthyroidism (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is hyperthyroidism? Hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid, happens when your thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormones than your body needs. Your ...
  3. Pelvic Pain (National Library of Medicine)  
    Pelvic pain occurs mostly in the lower abdomen area. The pain might be steady, or it might come and go. It can be a sharp and stabbing pain in a specific spot, ...
  4. Liver Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons. You cannot live without a liver that works. ...
  5. Malabsorption Syndromes (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your small intestine does most of the digesting of the foods you eat. If you have a malabsorption syndrome, your small intestine cannot absorb nutrients from ...
  6. Aplastic Anemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is aplastic anemia? Aplastic anemia is a rare but serious blood disorder. If you have it, your bone marrow doesn't make enough new blood cells. It ...
  7. Celiac Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is celiac disease? Celiac disease is a chronic (long-term) digestive and immune disorder that damages your small intestine. The damage may prevent ...
  8. Indigestion (National Library of Medicine)  
    Nearly everyone has had indigestion at one time. It's a feeling of discomfort or a burning feeling in your upper abdomen. You may have heartburn or belch and ...
  9. Stomach Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your stomach is an organ between your esophagus and small intestine. It is where digestion of protein begins. The stomach has three tasks. It stores swallowed ...
  10. Porphyria (National Library of Medicine)  
    Porphyrias are a group of genetic disorders caused by problems with how your body makes a substance called heme. Heme is found throughout the body, especially in ...
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