Digestive Health: Overview

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  • Peptic Ulcer Disease - Topic Overview

    01/07/08, Healthwise

    A peptic ulcer is a sore in the inner lining of the stomach or upper small intestine (duodenum). Ulcers develop when the intestine or stomach's protective layer is broken down. When this happens, digestive juices can damage the intest

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  • Peptic Ulcer Disease - What Happens

    01/07/08, Healthwise

    Many people who have peptic ulcers may not seek medical attention when their symptoms begin. Their symptoms, such as belly pain, may come and go for some time and may alternate with pain-free periods. Even without treatment, some ulce

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  • Diverticulitis - Topic Overview

    07/30/08, Healthwise

    Diverticulitis happens when pouches (diverticula) form in the wall of the colon and then get inflamed or infected.

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  • Pinworms - Topic Overview

    09/11/08, Healthwise

    What are pinworms?

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  • Listeriosis

    02/23/09, Healthwise

    Listeriosis is food poisoning caused by eating foods contaminated with the Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) bacterium. In the United States, an estimated 2,500 people become seriously ill with listeriosis each year.1 In pregnant

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  • Esophageal Spasm

    03/31/08, Healthwise

    Esophageal spasms are irregular, uncoordinated, and sometimes powerful contractions of the esophagus, the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. Normally, contractions of the esophagus are coordinated, moving the food t

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  • Should I have surgery for inguinal hernia now, or should I wait?

    05/16/07, Healthwise

    An inguinal hernia occurs when tissue pushes through a weak spot in your groin muscle. This causes a bulge in the groin, scrotum, or labia. The bulge may hurt or burn, or it may not hurt at all.

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