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  2. Gastrointestinal disease - Wikipedia

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    Infectious disease may be treated with targeted antibiotics, and inflammatory bowel disease with immunosuppression. Surgery may also be used to treat some causes of bowel obstruction. [5]: 850–862 The normal thickness of the small intestinal wall is 3–5 mm, [8] and 1–5 mm in the large intestine. [9]

  3. Stomach disease - Wikipedia

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    Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that can affect any part of the digestive tract, even the stomach, although it's a rare presentation. Its main feature is inflammatory ulcers that can affect the total thickness of the stomach wall and can bleed but rarely perforate. Symptoms include abdominal pain, loss of appetite, and weight loss.

  4. Category:Gastrointestinal tract disorders - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum‎ (3 C, 14 P) N. ... Inflammatory bowel disease;

  5. Acid peptic diseases - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] An ulcer in the stomach is called a gastric ulcer, while one in the first part of the intestines is a duodenal ulcer. The most common symptoms of a duodenal ulcer are waking at night with upper abdominal pain, and upper abdominal pain that improves with eating. [4] With a gastric ulcer, the pain may worsen with eating. [6]

  6. Enteritis - Wikipedia

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    Crohn's disease – also known as regional enteritis, it can occur along any surface of the gastrointestinal tract. The most common location for Crohn's disease to manifest, with or without the involvement of the colon or other parts of the GI tract, is in the terminal ileum (the final segment of the small intestine). [5]

  7. Enteropathy - Wikipedia

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    Coeliac disease; A malabsorption syndrome precipitated by the ingestion of foods containing gluten in a predisposed individual. It is characterized by inflammation of the small intestine, loss of microvilli structure, deficient nutrient absorption, and malnutrition. [4] Human immunodeficiency virus enteropathy

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  9. Atrophic gastritis - Wikipedia

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    As a result, the stomach's secretion of essential substances such as hydrochloric acid, pepsin, and intrinsic factor is impaired, leading to digestive problems. The most common are pernicious anemia possibly leading to vitamin B 12 deficiency ; and malabsorption of iron, leading to iron deficiency anaemia . [ 2 ]