Symptoms of Digestive Disorders

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• Overview of Digestive Symptoms

• Acute Abdominal Pain
  • Types of Abdominal Pain
    • Peritonitis
  • Causes
  • Evaluation
    • Warning signs
    • When to see a doctor
    • What the doctor does
    • Testing
  • Treatment
  • Key Points

• Chest or Back Pain
  • Treatment

• Chronic Abdominal Pain and Recurring Abdominal Pain
  • Causes
    • Common physical causes
  • Evaluation
    • Warning signs
    • When to see a doctor
    • What the doctor does
    • Testing
  • Treatment
    • Functional abdominal pain
  • Key Points

• Constipation in Adults
  • Complications
  • Causes
  • Evaluation
    • Warning signs
    • When to see a doctor
    • What the doctor does
    • Testing
  • Treatment
    • Diet and behavior
    • Laxatives
    • Enemas
    • Fecal impaction
  • Essentials for Older People
  • Key Points

• Diarrhea in Adults
  • Complications
  • Causes
    • Classification
  • Evaluation
    • Warning signs
    • When to see a doctor
    • What the doctor does
    • Testing
  • Treatment
    • Dehydration
    • Drugs
  • Key Points

• Difficulty Swallowing
  • Complications
  • Causes
  • Evaluation
    • Warning signs
    • When to see a doctor
    • What the doctor does
    • Testing
  • Treatment
  • Essentials for Older People
  • Key Points

• Fecal Incontinence
  • Causes
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Gas
  • Causes
    • Belching
    • Flatus
    • Bloating
  • Evaluation
    • Warning signs
    • When to see a doctor
    • What the doctor does
    • Testing
  • Treatment
    • Drug treatment
  • Key Points

• Hiccups
  • Causes
  • Evaluation
    • Warning signs
    • When to see a doctor
    • What the doctor does
    • Testing
  • Treatment
    • Brief hiccups
    • Persistent hiccups
  • Key Points

• Indigestion
  • Causes
  • Evaluation
    • Warning signs
    • When to see a doctor
    • What the doctor does
    • Testing
  • Treatment
  • Key Points

• Loss of Appetite

• Lump in Throat
  • Causes
  • Evaluation
    • Warning signs
    • When to see a doctor
    • What the doctor does
    • Testing
  • Treatment
  • Key Points

• Nausea and Vomiting in Adults
  • Complications
  • Causes
    • Common causes
    • Less common causes
  • Evaluation
    • Warning signs
    • When to see a doctor
    • What the doctor does
    • Testing
  • Treatment
  • Key Points

• Regurgitation and Rumination
  • Rumination