It is estimated that each year, about one in 25 adults in the United States experiences dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing. It occurs more often in older adults and is frequently caused by or related...

A chronic disorder of bowel function and sensation, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) causes patients to experience bowel changes such as constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloating and rectal...

Affecting approximately 25% of the population, fatty liver disease is a growing problem both in the US and worldwide, impacting people of all ages and backgrounds. Fatty liver disease, otherwise known...

Estimated by the Pancreas Foundation to occur in 50 out of every 100,000 people, chronic pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas that does not heal or improve, and it happens over the course of...

Approximately 1.6 million Americans suffer from inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and the number of cases has been increasing over the past decade...

Women suffer from a number of different gastrointestinal (GI) issues that can not only cause troublesome and embarrassing symptoms, but can also negatively impact their quality of life. Over the last...

Estimated to affect about one percent of the population, celiac disease is an autoimmune condition where the ingestion of gluten — proteins found in wheat, rye, and barley — triggers an immune repose...