GASTROENTEROLOGY · 16 ARTICLES
Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal conditions — irritable bowel syndrome, dyspepsia, reflux, and constipation. Articles on gut–brain-axis mechanisms and therapeutic options.
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Biliary Colic: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Understand biliary colic — the pain caused by gallstones in the gallbladder, its mechanisms, how to differentiate it from serious complications, and evidence-based treatment options.
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Chronic Constipation: Real Causes and Effective Treatment
Understand chronic constipation — a common gastrointestinal condition with multiple mechanisms, its diagnosis based on clinical criteria, and stepped, evidence-based treatments.
13 min
03Functional Diarrhea: Workup and Therapeutic Approach
Understand functional diarrhea — recurrent loose stools without an organic cause, its mechanisms, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatments.
12 min
04Functional Dyspepsia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Understand functional dyspepsia — chronic stomach discomfort without identifiable organic cause, its mechanisms, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatments.
13 min
05Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Diagnosis and Clinical Management
Understand inflammatory bowel disease — Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis, two chronic autoimmune conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, their mechanisms, diagnosis, and modern treatments.
15 min
06Chronic Abdominal Pain: Workup and Therapeutic Approach
Understand chronic abdominal pain — its multiple causes, how visceral pain differs from somatic pain, the differential diagnosis, and evidence-based therapeutic approaches.
14 min
07Esophageal Spasm: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Understand esophageal spasm — an esophageal motility disorder that causes chest pain and dysphagia, its mechanisms, how to distinguish it from cardiac disease, and evidence-based treatments.
12 min
08Chronic Gastritis: Diagnosis and Clinical Management
Understand chronic gastritis — the persistent inflammation of the gastric mucosa, its causes (H. pylori, autoimmune, chemical), histologic diagnosis, and evidence-based treatments.
14 min
09Hemorrhoids: Workup and Therapeutic Approach
Understand hemorrhoidal disease — one of the most common proctologic conditions, its mechanisms, classification, and evidence-based treatment options.
13 min
10Nausea of Pregnancy: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Understand nausea and vomiting of pregnancy — from the common morning discomfort to hyperemesis gravidarum, its mechanisms, when to be concerned, and safe evidence-based treatments.
13 min
11Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea: Diagnosis and Clinical Management
Understand chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) — one of the most feared side effects of cancer treatment, its mechanisms, classification, and modern prevention strategies.
14 min
12Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: Prevention and Management
Understand postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) — a frequent anesthetic complication, its risk factors, mechanisms, and evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies.
13 min
13Gastroesophageal Reflux: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Understand gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) — a condition in which acidic stomach contents return to the esophagus, its mechanisms, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatments.
14 min
14Ulcerative Colitis: Diagnosis and Clinical Management
Understand ulcerative colitis — a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects the colon and rectum, its mechanisms, diagnosis, and evidence-based therapeutic options.
14 min
15Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Diagnosis and Treatment
Understand irritable bowel syndrome — a functional gastrointestinal disorder that affects millions of people, its mechanisms, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatments.
14 min
16Chronic Hiccups: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Understand chronic and intractable hiccups — a rare but debilitating condition that disrupts eating, sleep, and quality of life — along with their causes and treatment options.
12 min