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Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine that studies the digestive system and its disorders.

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Gastroenterology

Infectious diarrhoea

Medical; Gastroenterology

Diarrhoea caused by infection from bacteria, viruses, or parasites.

Alactasia

Medical; Gastroenterology

An inherited condition causing a lack of the enzyme needed to digest milk sugar.

Prokinetic drugs

Medical; Gastroenterology

Medicines that cause muscles in the gastrointestinal tract to move food. Examples are bethanechol and metoclopramide. (Brand names: duvoid, reglan. )

Steatorrhea

Medical; Gastroenterology

A condition in which the body cannot absorb fat. It causes a buildup of fat in the stool and loose, greasy, and foul-smelling bowel movements.

Peptic ulcer

Medical; Gastroenterology

A sore in the lining of the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum, usually caused by the bacterium helicobacter pylori. An ulcer in the stomach is a gastric ulcer; an ulcer in the duodenum is a duodenal ...

Enterostomy

Medical; Gastroenterology

An ostomy, or opening, into the intestines through the abdominal wall.

Stool

Medical; Gastroenterology

The solid waste that passes through the rectum as a bowel movement. faeces are undigested food, bacteria, mucus, and dead cells.

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