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Intestinal

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Celiac Disease

Celiac disease (Nontropical Sprue) is the inability to digest gluten - all wheat, rye, triticale, barley or oats and any food containing these grains. Gluten damages the small intestine, and nutrients cannot be absorbed. Celiac disease occurs in children and in adults, and is not outgrown. A gluten-free diet will successfully control this condition.

Sites listed here will provide non-commercial information about the disease, as well as resources for patients and their families, and personal accounts.

Sites with online sales of products will not be listed here, and should be sent to Shopping/Food/Diet/Allergen_Free/Gluten-Free .

Constipation

A condition in which bowel movements happen less frequently than is normal for the particular individual, or the stool is small, hard, and difficult or painful to pass.

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Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

Familial adenomatous polyposis is an inherited condition in which numerous polyps form mainly in the epithelium of the large intestine.

Hernias

Hernia is the protrusion of intestinal content through a natural or a post-surgery defect of the abdominal wall (external hernia), or through an internal weakness zone (internal hernia).

All sites related to hernias and abdominal wall defects treatment, surgical or not. Surgical clinics websites and surgeons personal pages exclusively dedicated to these diseases can be submitted in the appropriate subcategory. Please submit sites in languages other than English, without English contents, in the Word category.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) includes Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis. Crohn's Disease is inflammation of the intestinal wall and may affect the whole of the gastrointestinal tract, from the mouth to the anus. Ulcerative Colitis is inflammation and ulceration of the lining of the rectum and large intestine. Some symptoms of these diseases may be similar to those of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), which is an unrelated syndrome.

Sites related to both Crohn''s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis should be submitted here. Sites related to only one should be submitted to the appropriate subcategory.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is an often intermittent gastrointestinal disorder, which usually involves abdominal pain, bloating, gas, diarrhea and constipation. It is a common digestive problem more often in women than in men. It is diagnosed when tests of the colon reveal no indication of disease. It is not the same disorder as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD - such as Crohn's Disease, ulcerative colitis, or celiac disease)

Lactose Intolerance

The inability to digest or absorb lactose, a type of sugar found in milk and other dairy products.

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Sites in a language other than English should be submitted to a World category.

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Ostomies

A stoma (pl. stomata) is an opening, either natural or surgically created, which connects a portion of the body cavity to the outside environment. Surgically created openings are commonly known as ostomies and include gastrostomy, ileostomy, colostomy, tracheostomy and urostomy.

Sites listed here will offer non-commercial information about ostomies.
Sites with online sales will NOT be listed here, and belong in Shopping/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Digestive_Disorders

Short Bowel Syndrome

Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) is defined as malabsorption resulting from anatomical or functional loss of a significant length of the small intestine.

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