There are many functional GI diseases—33 in adults and 20 that impact children—which can affect any part of the GI tract. The ...

Furthermore, the most common digestive disease diagnoses from hospital discharge records were GERD, diverticular disease, liver disease, constipation, gallstones and peptic ulcer disease.

Colorectal cancer can seem a lot like some common gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, including hemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), an infection, or inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such ...

A recent study conducted on medical students by Peruvian researchers found that there may be a link between a chronic gastrointestinal ... than other types of the disease. Those who suffered ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and dyspepsia are common among older ... therapy covers most upper gastrointestinal abnormalities seen among older adults. Given the small risk of underlying ...

Chronic kidney disease affects about 37 million adults in the United States and is expected to rise. It is a common ...

These changes in the gut could explain why psoriasis sufferers often have gastrointestinal ... inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), especially Crohn's disease, are more common in patients with ...

Researchers explored the link between cancer stage at diagnosis and survival outcomes for non-Hispanic Black patients with gastrointestinal cancers.