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Campylobacter jejun...
Digestive system
Cryptosporidium, or...
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Digestive system
The esophagus, stomach, large and small intestine, aided by the liver, gallbladder and pancreas convert the nutritive components of food into energy and break down the non-nutritive components into waste to be excreted.
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Definition
Alternative Names
Considerations
Common Causes
Home Care
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What to expect at your health care provider's office
Prevention
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Related Learning
Centers
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As a Disease/Condition
Diarrhea
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As a Complication
Cystic Fibrosis
E. Coli Infection
Enteritis
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As a Symptom
Abetalipoproteinemia
Addisons Disease
Agammaglobulinemia
Allergies
Amebic Dysentery
Anaphylaxis
Anthrax
Appendicitis
Atypical Pneumonia
Autism
Autonomic Dysreflexia
Autonomic Neuropathy
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
Bacterial Gastroenteritis
Celiac Disease
Colitis
Colon Cancer
Crohn's Disease
Crohn's Disease of Small Bowel
Cutis Laxa
Cystic Fibrosis
Diabetic Neuropathy
Diarrhea
Digitalis Toxicity
Diverticulitis
Drug Allergy
E. Coli Infection
Ebola Disease
Encopresis
Fecal Impaction
Fifth Disease
Food Allergy
Food Poisoning
Giardiasis
Graft Vs. Host Disease
Hirschsprung Disease
Hookworm Infections
Hyperthyroidism
Intestinal Obstruction
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Ischemic Colitis
Kwashiorkor
Lactose Intolerance
Legionnaires' Disease
Leishmaniasis
Low Neutrophil Count
Lupus Erythematosus
Marine Animal Stings Or Bites
Megaloblastic Anemia
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Nematode Infections (Roundworms)
Neuroblastoma
Painful Menstruation
Pancreatic Cancer
Peripheral Neuropathy
Pernicious Anemia
Plague
Polio
Polyp of Large Intestine
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Protein-energy Malnutrition
Q Fever
Radiation Enteritis
Salmonella Food Poisoning
Scleroderma
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Shigellosis
Smallpox
Snake Bites
Soap Ingestion
Staphylococcus Aureus Food Poisoning
Systemic Sclerosis
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Trichinosis
Tropical Sprue
Ulcerative Colitis
Viral Gastroenteritis
Weils Disease
West Nile Virus Disease
Whipple's Disease
Whooping Cough
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As a Risk Factor
Anal Fissure
Dehydration
Hypovolemic Shock
Low Blood Potassium
Low Sodium In Blood (Hyponatremia)
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