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Milk Thistle: Benefits and Side Effects

Some studies also show milk thistle may help people whose liver is damaged by industrial toxins, such as toluene and xylene. Medical research sugge...

What is Hypokalemia?

If you have hypokalemia, that means you have low levels of potassium in your blood. You may take a urine test so your doctor can find out if you’re...

Hiatal Hernia

A hiatal hernia is when your stomach bulges up into your chest through an opening in your diaphragm, the muscle that separates the two areas. Your ...

What is H. Pylori?

For decades, doctors thought people got ulcers from stress, spicy foods, smoking, or other lifestyle habits. pylori in 1982, they found that the ge...

Giardiasis

Giardiasis can cause problems even after the infection has gone away. If you have any of these symptoms for more than a week, call your doctor to s...

Gastroenteritis ("Stomach Flu")

When you have diarrhea and vomiting, you may say you have the 'stomach flu.' These symptoms often are due to a condition called gastroenteritis. Ke...

Gallstones (Cholelithiasis)

Gallstones are pieces of solid material that form in your gallbladder, a small organ under your liver. Specialized X-rays let your doctor see insid...

What is Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency?

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) causes problems in how you digest food. Doctors call this chronic pancreatitis. It happens when the enzymes...

Gastroparesis

Gastroparesis is a condition in which food stays in your stomach for longer than it should. Changing your eating habits is one of the best ways to ...

Nausea and Vomiting

For children, it is common for vomiting to occur from a viral infection, food poisoning, milk allergy, motion sickness, overeating or feeding, coug...

What is Lactose Intolerance?

Millions of Americans can’t digest a certain sugar in milk and milk products called lactose. Even with low levels of lactase, some people can diges...

What is Gastritis?

Gastritis is an inflammation, irritation, or erosion of the lining of the stomach.