Digestive Disorders

A hiatal hernia occurs when a part of your stomach pushes up through the diaphragm, the muscular wall that separates your chest from your abdomen. This condition can cause [...]

Bowel obstruction is a serious medical condition that occurs when a part of the small or large intestine becomes fully or partially blocked. This blockage can prevent food, [...]

Lactose intolerance is a common digestive condition that affects millions of Americans. If you have difficulty digesting milk and dairy products, you may be lactose [...]

Achalasia is a rare disorder that affects the esophagus, the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. If you have achalasia, you may experience difficulty [...]

Hiccups are a common bodily function that everyone experiences from time to time. While they can be amusing at first, persistent hiccups can quickly become annoying and [...]

Biliary atresia is a rare liver disease that affects only infants. It occurs when the bile ducts, which are tubes that carry a digestive fluid called bile from the liver to [...]

Irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) is a common digestive disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. If you have IBS-D, you may experience frequent bowel [...]

Canker sores, also known as aphthous ulcers, are small, shallow open wounds that develop inside the mouth. These painful sores can make eating and talking uncomfortable, but [...]

Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, or PMP, is an extremely rare condition that typically begins with a tumor in the appendix, although it can also originate in the bowel, bladder, or [...]