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Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s disease is one of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease. It is associated with inflammation of the digestive tract.

Cyclic Vomiting

Cyclic vomiting syndrome is sudden, repeated attacks (often called episodes) of severe nausea and vomiting.

Diarrhea in Toddlers

Toddler’s diarrhea is also called chronic nonspecific diarrhea of childhood. Children with toddler’s diarrhea can have 3 to 10 loose stools per…

Functional Abdominal Pain

Functional abdominal pain refers to stomach aches, usually around the belly button, that commonly occur in school-age children.

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Gallstones

Gallstones are small, stone-like objects that form when the liquid in the gallbladder hardens.

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Gastrointestinal Gas

Everyone has gas in their stomach and intestine. Air gets there mainly by being swallowed. The air that is swallowed and not…

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Gastroparesis

Gastroparesis affects how the stomach empties food into the small intestine after eating. In this disorder, food exits the stomach into the…

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Henoch Schonlein Purpura

The exact cause of HSP is not known, but HSP often occurs after an infection, including strep throat or viruses like the…

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the intestines that does not have an identifiable cause (such as infection).…

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Intussusception

Intussusception is when one section of the intestines slides into another section of the intestines, like a handheld telescope folding into itself.

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