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Disease or
malfunction
Heartburn/
indigestion
Ulcer
Constipation
Diarrhea
Organ or part
affected
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Causes
Symptoms
Treatment?
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Appendicitis
Gall stones
Crohn’s disease
Jaundice
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Cirrhosis
Colitis
Celiac’s disease
Hepatitis
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Anal fissures
(hemorrhoids)
Dysentery
E. coli
Gastritis
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Hiatal Hernia
Stomach,
esophagus
A hiatal hernia occurs when
weakened muscle tissue
allows your stomach to bulge
up through your diaphragm.
Heartburn, Belching, Difficulty
swallowing, Chest or abdominal
pain, Feeling especially full
after meals, Vomiting blood or
passing black stools, which
may indicate gastrointestinal
bleeding
Antacids, medications that
block acid production,
surgery in severe cases to
repair hiatal hernia
IBS
(irritable bowel
syndrome)
Large intestine
the contractions of the
intestines may be stronger
and last longer than normal,
causing gas, bloating and
diarrhea. Or the opposite may
occur, with weak intestinal
contractions slowing food
passage and leading to hard,
dry stools.
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Abdominal pain or cramping
A bloated feeling
Gas
Diarrhea or constipation —
sometimes alternating bouts
of constipation and diarrhea
Mucus in the stool
Eliminating high-gas foods,
eliminating gluten, fiber
supplements, anti-diarrheal
medications, antibiotics,
counseling for stress or
depression
Lactose intolerance occurs
when your small intestine
doesn't produce enough of an
enzyme (lactase) to digest
milk sugar (lactose).
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Diarrhea
Nausea, and sometimes,
vomiting
Abdominal cramps
Bloating
Gas
Avoiding large servings of milk
and other dairy products,
Including small servings of
dairy products in your regular
meals, Eating and drinking
lactose-reduced ice cream and
milk
Lactose
intolerance
Small intestine
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Pancreatitis
Pancreas
Pancreatitis occurs when
digestive enzymes produced
in your pancreas become
activated while inside the
pancreas, causing damage to
the organ
Abdominal pain, nausea,
vomiting, losing weight
without trying, oily smelly
stools
Fasting, pain medications,
intravenous fluids
Colon polyps
Colon
Mutations in certain genes
can cause cells to continue
dividing even when new cells
aren't needed
Often no symptoms,
sometimes rectal bleeding,
change in stool color, bowel
habit, pain, nausea,
vomiting, iron deficiency
anemia
Removal, if severe colon and
rectum removal
Menetrier’s
disease
stomach
associated
with HCMV infection in children
and H. pylori infections in
adults
Individuals with the disease present
with upper abdominal pain
(epigastric), at times accompanied
by nausea, vomiting, loss of
appetite, edema, and weight loss.
Anticholinergics decrease protein loss.
A high-protein diet should be
recommended to replace protein loss in
patients with low levels of albumin in the
blood (hypoalbuminemia). Any ulcers
discovered during the evaluation should
be treated in standard fashion.
Severe disease with persistent and
substantial protein loss despite
cetuximab may require total removal of
the stomach
Wilson’s disease
liver
Genetic, too much
copper accumulating in
liver
Fatigue, lack of appetite or
abdominal pain, Jaundice, a
yellowing of the skin and the
whites of the eye, A tendency
to bruise easily, Problems with
speech, swallowing or physical
coordination
medications called chelating
agents, which prompt your organs
to release copper into your
bloodstream. Treatment then
focuses on preventing copper
from building up again. When liver
damage is severe, a liver
transplant may be necessary.
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Zollinger-Ellison
Syndrome
stomach
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genetic (inherited) disorder 
Burning pain in the abdomen,
Medications to reduce stomach
acid and heal the ulcers
Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting
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Bleeding from the stomach,
Weakness, Fatigue
Alagille Syndrome Liver
Genetic disorder
yellowish tinge in theskin and the
whites of the eyes (jaundice),
itching, and deposits
of cholesterol in the skin
medications are used to improve
bile flow, high dose of a
multivitamin, certain drugs may be
used to reduce itching, Corrective
surgery is sometimes needed to
repair heart defects
Barret’s
esophagus
frequent and
heartburn, a sour, burning
sensation in the back of the throat,
chronic cough,laryngitis,
and nausea.
Radiofrequency ablation,
Photodynamic therapy, or surgery
to remove the faulty esophagus
tissue
Diverticulosis can present with
painless rectal bleeding as bright
red blood per rectum. Cramps and
tenderness may also occur in the
affected areas.
Include fruits, vegetables, beans, and
whole grains in your diet each day.
These foods are high in fiber.
Drink plenty of fluids, enough so that
your urine is light yellow or clear like
water.
Get some exercise every day
esophagus
longstanding heartburn, trouble
swallowing, vomiting blood,
pain under the sternum, weight
loss because eating is painful
Diverticulosis
Colon
increasing age, constipation, a
diet that is low in dietary fiber,
hereditary or genetic
predisposition, and extreme
weight loss
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Diverticulitis
Large intestine
Hemochromatosis Liver
Hirschsprung’s
disease
Large intestine
(colon)
Disease malfunctions of digestive system(**next year a section for what is it)
Bacteria grow in the pouches
(diverticula
), and this can
lead to inflammation or
infection.
Hereditary
hemochromatosis is caused
by a mutation in a gene that
controls the amount of iron
your body absorbs from the
food you eat. These
mutations are passed from
parents to children
Between the 4th and the 12th
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weeks of pregnancy, while the
fetus is growing and developing,
nerve cells form in the digestive 
tract, beginning in the mouth and
finishing in the anus. For
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unknown reasons, the nerve cells
do not grow past a certain point in
the intestine in babies with
Hirschsprung's disease.
Diverticulitis can cause severe
abdominal pain, fever, nausea and
a marked change in your bowel
habits.
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Joint pain
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Abdominal pain
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Fatigue
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Weakness
Not having a bowel movement in the
first 48 hours of life
Gradual bloating of the abdomen
Vomiting green or brown fluid
Mild diverticulitis can be treated
with rest, changes in your diet and
antibiotics. Severe or recurring
diverticulitis may require surgery.
Removal of iron from blood
Hirschsprung's disease is treated
with surgery to bypass or remove
the diseased part of the colon.