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  Nausea Can be simply described as an uncomfortable feeling or a sensation of sickness which may or may not be followed by vomiting. Vo...

Gastritis Simply defined as inflammation of the gastric mucosa. It may occur as an Acute gastritis when symptoms appear within a few day...

Introduction Common throughout the world, gastric cancer affects all races. However, unexplained geographic and cultural difference...

Introduction Also referred to as spastic colon or spastic colitis, irritable bowel syndrome is marked by chronic abdominal pain, alte...

Also known as lazy colon, colonic stasis, colonic inertia, and atonic constipation, chronic constipation may lead to fecal impaction i...

Patients with ulcerative colitis need special care and management. Following points are important to remember:. Accurately record int...

Also called intestinal flu, traveler’s diarrhea, viral enteritis, and food poisoning, gastroenteritis is a self-limiting disorder char...

Peptic ulcer is a disruption in the gastric or duodenal mucosa when normal defense mechanisms are overwhelmed or impaired by acid or ...

Introduction: Cancer of the gallbladder is rare, constituting less than 1% of all cancer cases. It’s usually found coincidentally in ...

Pancreatitis is an inflammatory process in which pancreatic enzymes autodigest the gland. Acute pancreatitis is sudden swelling and in...

A patient with upper or lower GI bleeding after initial evaluation should be managed as follows: 1. Provide venous access with large b...

Dysphagia means difficulty in swallowing. It may or may not be associated with pain on swallowing. Dysphagia may be associated with in...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease also known as GERD, is a condition in which the stomach contents leak backwards from the stomach into the...