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| Lack or loss f appetite, resulting of in the inability to eat |
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| Inflammation of the appendix, usually due to obstruction or infection |
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| Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity, most commonly as a result of chronic liver disease |
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| Rumbling or gurgling noises that are audible at a distance and caused by passage of gas through the liquid contents of the intestine |
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| Physical wasting of that includes loss of weight and muscle mass is commonly associated with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and cancer |
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| Presence or formation of gallstone in the gallbladder or common bile duct |
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| Scarring and dysfunction of the liver cause by chronic liver disease |
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| Spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ, especially the in the colon, accompanied by pain |
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| Form of inflammatory bowl disease (IBD), usually of the ileum but possibly affecting any portion of the intestinal tract; also called regional enteritis |
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| Inflammation of the intestine, especially the colon, that may be caused by ingesting water or food containing chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa, or parasites and results in bloody diarrhea |
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| Inability or difficulty in swallowing; also called aphagia |
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| Producing as from the stomach, usually with a characteristic sound; also called belching |
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| Gas in the GI tract; expelling of air from a body orifice, especially in the anus |
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| Gastroesophagel Reflux Disease (GERD) |
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| Backflow of gastric contents into the esophagus due to a malfunction of the sphincter muscle at the inferior portion of the esophagus |
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| Vomiting of blood from bleeding in the stomach or esophagus |
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| Irritable Bowl Syndrome (IBS) |
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| Symptom complex marked by abdominal pain and altered bowl function (typically constipation, diarrhea, or alternating constipation and diarrhea) for which no organic cause can be determined; also called spastic colon |
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| Symptom complex of the small intestine characterized by the impaired passage of nutrients, mineral, or fluids, through intestinal villi into the blood or lymph |
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| Passage of dark colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by intestinal juices |
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| Excessive accumulation of fat that exceeds the body skeletal and physical standards, usually an increase of 20 percent or more above the ideal body weight |
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| Body mass index (BMI) of 4o greater , which is generally 100 pounds or more over ideal body weight |
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| Severe constipation, which may be caused by intestinal obstruction |
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| Formation of white spots or patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue, lips, or cheek caused by primarily by irritation |
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| Progressive, wavelike movement that occurs involuntary in hollow tubes of the body, especially the GI tract |
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| Stricture or narrowing of the pyloric sphincter (circular muscle of the pylorus) at the outlet of the stomach, causing an obstruction that blocks the flow of food into the small intestine |
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| Backward flowing of, as in the return of solids or fluids to the mouth from the stomach |
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| Passages of fat in large amounts in the feces due to failure to digest and absorb it |
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