Digestive Disorders: Overview

The digestive system is comprised of the digestive tract, which includes the mouth, throat, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus, and the organs that lie outside of the digestive tract, including the pancreas, the liver, and the gallbladder.

The digestive system is responsible for collecting food, converting the food into nutrients, absorbing the nutrients into the bloodstream, and removing the undigestible components of food from the body.

View sub-topics at right to learn more about some specific digestive disorders and some of their common causes.

See Also¶

1. Appendicitis: Overview
2. Bowel Control: Overview
3. Diarrhea: Overview
4. Intestinal Perforation: Overview
5. Intussusception: Overview
6. Ischemic Colitis: Overview
7. Nausea: Overview
8. Norwalk-Like Viruses / Noroviruses
9. Pancreatitis: Overview
10. Peritonitis: Overview
11. Ruptured Esophagus: Overview
12. Severe Constipation: Overview
13. Stomach Ulcers
14. 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
15. 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
16. 1,2,3-Trichloropropane
17. 2,3-Benzofuran
18. Abilify / Aripiprazole
19. Alfalfa / Clover Sprouts: Overview
20. Antimony
21. Arsine Exposure: Overview
22. Ativan / Lorazepam
23. Barium
24. Boron
25. Bromomethane
26. Cadmium
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28. Chattahoochee River: Overview
29. Chi-Chi's Mexican Restaurant Hepatitis Outbreak
30. Chlordane
31. Chlorfenvinphos
32. Chlorinated Dibenzofurans (CDFs)
33. Chlorine Dioxide
34. Chloroethane
35. Comfrey
36. Crestor / Rosuvastatin
37. Diethyl Phthalate Exposure: Overview
38. E. coli
39. Enterococcus faecium: Overview
40. Felbatol / Felbamate
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42. Gasoline
43. Giardia: Overview
44. Hexachlorobenzene
45. Hydraulic Fluids
46. Hydrogen Chloride
47. Hydrogen Peroxide
48. Jet fuels JP-5 and JP-8
49. Lap-Band: Overview
50. Lewisite (Blister Agent)
51. Lipokinetix: Overview
52. McGowan's Pizzaland Hepatitis Outbreak
53. Methyl Parathion
54. Midnite Mine - Wellpinit, Washington
55. Mirex and Chlordecone
56. Nerve Agents
57. Nickel
58. Nitrogen Mustards (HN-1, HN-2, HN-3) (Blister Agent)
59. n-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine
60. O'Charley's Restaurant Hepatitis Outbreak
61. Phosgene Oxime
62. Prozac / Fluoxetine Hydrochloride
63. Salmonella
64. Selenium
65. Selenium Hexafluoride
66. Shigella: Overview
67. Sodium and Calcium Hypochlorite
68. Sodium Hydroxide
69. Star Anise Teas
70. Stauffer Chemical: Overview
71. Sulfur Trioxide
72. Teveten / Eprosartan Mesylate: Overview
73. Thallium
74. Tin
75. Trilafon / Perphenazine
76. Vibrio Vulnificus: Overview
77. Vicodin / Acetaminophen & Hydrocodone Bitartrate
78. White Phosphorus
79. Xylene
80. Yohimbe / Pausinystalia Yohimbe
81. Zinc
82. Zoloft / Sertraline
83. Digestive Disorders: Frequently Asked Questions