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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for intestines
  1. Surgery for Crohn's Disease Video (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America)  
    ... and vomiting, and constipation. Excessive bleeding in the intestine This is a rare complication of Crohn’s disease. ... Chronic inflammation may weaken the wall of the intestine and cause a hole called a perforation . This ...
  2. Medications for IBS Video (International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders)  
    ... decrease intestinal secretion (movement of fluid into the intestines) and increase the amount of fluid that is ... for more water to be retained in the intestines, helping speed up intestinal transit time and results ...
  3. ... mixture called chyme that moves into the small intestine where peristalsis continues. Stretching out a piece of intestine will make it easier to see the wave- ...
  4. Gluten and Celiac Disease Video From the National Institutes of Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... trigger the immune system to attack the small intestine. Immune cells damage small, fingerlike growths in the small intestine called villi, and the brushy intestinal lining becomes ...
  5. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Video (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    ... veins of the spleen, stomach, lower esophagus, and intestines, causing enlarged vessels, bleeding and the accumulation of ... veins that normally drain the stomach, esophagus, or intestines into the liver. portal gastropathy , an engorgement of ...
  6. ... its nutrients can be absorbed in the small intestine. The inside wall of the stomach is protected ...
  7. Prescription Opioids during Pregnancy Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... defect of a baby’s belly in which the intestines stick outside the body through a hole beside ...
  8. Pediatric Abdominal Ultrasound Video (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    ... the: appendix stomach / pylorus liver gallbladder spleen pancreas intestines kidneys bladder testicles ovaries uterus Abdominal ultrasound can ...