Conditions
Abdominal Pain
Abdominal pain can occur for a variety of reasons and can also be a sign of a number of digestive conditions or gastrointesti...
Abnormal Liver Tests
If your blood tests show abnormal liver tests, this can be due to various reasons, including underlying liver disease, medica...
Acid Reflux
Acid reflux refers to the backward flow of stomach acid and, sometimes, food particles from the stomach up into the esophagus...
Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease
Alcohol-induced liver disease is caused by significant use of alcohol - the amount required to cause damage to the liver can ...
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Autoimmune hepatitis is a condition in which the body's immune cells start to attack the liver. This is a chronic liver disea...
Barrett’s Esophagus
Barrett’s esophagus is a condition in which the tissue lining your esophagus changes to more closely resemble intestinal ti...
Blood in Stool
Blood in the stool usually causes the stool to appear sticky or black, often assuming a tar-like appearance. Other times, you...
Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity
Celiac disease occurs when your body’s immune system reacts abnormally to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye...
Colon Cancer
Colon cancer is one of the most deadly diseases in the United States for the simple fact that it can go undetected for severa...
Colon Polyps
Colon polyps are small growths that are the result of an overgrowth of cells. They are usually small, rarely a cause for conc...
Constipation
Constipation refers to having extremely infrequent bowel movements or having difficulty in passing stools. Generally speaking...
Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a disease that ca...
Diarrhea
Diarrhea refers to loose, watery stools and a feeling that you urgently need to use the restroom. This can last for a few day...
Difficulty Swallowing
If you have dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, you know it takes extra effort to get down food or liquids. This difficulty ...
Diverticular Disease
Diverticula don’t necessarily cause symptoms or complications, and many people don’t realize they have the condition. Div...
Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Drug-induced liver injury is when a medication, whether prescribed or over-the counter, or herbal medication causes liver dam...
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) is an inflammatory, allergic condition that affects the esophagus (food pipe) in which excess ...
Fructose Intolerance
Fructose intolerance results from the inability to digest fructose, a sugar molecule found naturally in honey, agave nectar, ...
Functional Dyspepsia
Functional dyspepsia is a disorder of the gut brain interaction (DGBI) in which you may experience early satiety (feeling ful...
Gas & Bloat
The production of gas is a normal side effect of digestion, and burping or passing gas isn’t usually cause for concern. How...
Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis is a condition that prevents your stomach from emptying itself of food properly. Normally, your stomach muscles...
Gluten Intolerance
Some people show many of the symptoms of celiac disease when they eat gluten, but don’t test positive for the antibodies th...
Heartburn and GERD
Acid reflux refers to the backward flow of stomach acid and, sometimes, food particles from the stomach up into the esophagus...
Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids, sometimes called piles, are swollen veins that occur in the rectum or skin around the anus. Hemorrhoids are very...
Hereditary Hemochromatosis
HFE hereditary hemochromatosis is an inherited genetic disorder of iron metabolism. Your body absorbs and retains too much ir...
Hiatal Hernia
A hiatal hernia is a specific type of hernia that occurs when the upper portion of your stomach bulges through the muscles se...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, is a chronic disease that affects the tissues of the digestive tract, most commonly the c...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome is an intestinal disorder. When you suffer from IBS, problems with your large intestine cause abdomi...
Lactose Intolerance
Lactose intolerance is the inability to break down the lactose found in dairy products. Lactose is one of many different suga...
Liver Diseases in Pregnancy
While all of the liver diseases can affect and complicate a pregnancy, there are several liver conditions unique to pregnancy...
Liver Lesions
Liver lesions are abnormal growths in your liver. These can be benign or malignant and are typically evaluated with radiologi...
NAFLD
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition in which fat builds up in the liver. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (...
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
Primary biliary cholangitis is a chronic autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks the small bile ducts of the l...
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a chronic progressive disorder in which the medium and large bile ducts of the liver become...
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
SIBO means you have an excess of gut bacteria in your small intestine. This bacteria is supposed to be present in other parts...
Stomach & Intestine Ulcers
Peptic ulcers happen when the inner lining in your esophagus, stomach, or duodenum (the upper part of your small intestine) b...
Sucrose Intolerance
Sucrose intolerance results from the inability to digest sucrose, or ‘table sugar.’ Beyond its presence in cane sugar, su...
Viral Hepatitis
Hepatitis is a viral infection of the liver. Depending on the type of virus and individual, hepatitis can be acute or chronic...
Wilson's disease
Wilson's disease is an inherited disorder in which too much copper builds up in the body, resulting in deposition in various ...