Digestive System Disorders

Inability to breakdown the sugar in milk, resulting in bloating, cramps, and diarrhea

• GERD

• hiatal hernia

• lactose intolerance

• malabsorption

Bacteria found in the stomach that causes ulcers

• E. coli

• Staphylococcus aureus

• Vibrio vulnificus

• Heliobacter pylori

Condition in which ulcer breaks through the wall of the stomach or small intestine

• hiatal hernia

• peptic ulcer

• perforation

• nausea

Viral infection that causes swelling of the parotid salivary glands

• melena

• malocclusion

• perforation

• mumps

Condition in which a portion of the stomach protrudes through a weakened area of the diaphragm leading to acid reflux, heartburn, and ulcers

• GERD

• hiatal hernia

• hemorrhoids

• malocclusion

Open sore in the mucous membrane of the stomach or small intestine

• ulcer

• GERD

• stomatitis

• mumps

Enlargement and inflammation of the blood vessels of the rectum

• glossitis

• GERD

• emesis

• hemorrhoids

Removal of the tonsils

• tonsillectomy

• gastrectomy

• tonsillitis

• colostomy

Condition in which acid splashes backwards from stomach into esophagus, leading to damaged lining

• heartburn

• indigestion

• acid reflux

• GERD

Partial or complete removal of the stomach

• colostomy

• tonsillectomy

• gastrectomy

• emesis