"The Allied Digest"

There are three types of hepatitis – A, B, and C. All of them will damage your liver if left ...

Everyone suffers from the occasional bout of heartburn. It often occurs if you drink too much alcohol, eat too late ...

Hemorrhoids can be caused by a number of reasons, including obesity, straining when having a bowel movement, pregnancy, and childbirth. ...

Barrett’s esophagus is a condition that develops in people with untreated acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The acid ...

Dysphagia is the generic term for swallowing difficulty. Millions of Americans see their physicians because of swallowing difficulties. Esophageal dysphagia ...

There’s a reason we use terms like “gut instinct” and “gut-wrenching” or describe the way we are feeling by having ...

Unfortunately, IBS doesn’t disappear when you get pregnant. In fact, symptoms may flare up and you might find it difficult ...

The month of March is colorectal cancer awareness month. Approximately 50,000 people die every year from colorectal cancer, so during ...

Crohn’s disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that impacts nearly a million Americans. There is no cure ...

During the holidays especially, there is an increase in the number of visits to the emergency room from people who ...