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Results 1 - 10 of 55 for intestines
  1. Small Intestine Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your small intestine is the longest part of your digestive system - about twenty feet long! It connects your stomach to your large intestine (or colon) and folds many times to fit ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/smallintestinedisorders.html - Health Topics
  2. Intestinal Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your small intestine is part of your digestive system. It is a long tube that connects your stomach to your large intestine. Intestinal cancer is rare, but eating a high- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/intestinalcancer.html - Health Topics
  3. Colonic Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your colon, also known as the large intestine, is part of your digestive system. It's a long, hollow tube at the end of your digestive tract where your body makes and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/colonicdiseases.html - Health Topics
  4. 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 foods. Causes of malabsorption ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/malabsorptionsyndromes.html - Health Topics
  5. Gastroenteritis (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... inflammation of the lining of the stomach and intestines. The main symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea. It ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/gastroenteritis.html - Health Topics
  6. Rectal Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... rectum is the lower part of your large intestine where your body stores stool. Problems with rectum ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/rectaldisorders.html - Health Topics
  7. Ulcerative Colitis (National Library of Medicine)  
    Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a disease that causes inflammation and sores, called ulcers, in the lining of the rectum and colon. It is one of a group of diseases called ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ulcerativecolitis.html - Health Topics
  8. Celiac Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... digestive and immune disorder that damages your small intestine. The damage may prevent your body from absorbing ... But gluten sensitivity does not damage the small intestine like celiac disease does. Wheat allergy, a type ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/celiacdisease.html - Health Topics
  9. Crohn's Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... your anus. But it usually affects your small intestine and the beginning of your large intestine. Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/crohnsdisease.html - Health Topics
  10. Adhesions (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... together. They might connect the loops of the intestines to each other, to nearby organs, or to ... the abdomen. They can pull sections of the intestines out of place. This may block food from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/adhesions.html - Health Topics
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