A series of x rays of the bile ducts.

The basic unit of any living organism. It is a small, watery, compartment filled with chemicals and a complete copy of the organism’s genome.38

The beginning of the large intestine. The cecum is connected to the lower part of the small intestine, called the ileum.

A thin, flexible tube that carries fluids into or out of the body.

Starches and sugars in food that are a source of energy for the body. Carbohydrates are composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. They include glucose, sugars, starches, dextrins, and celluloses from plants and glucose, glycogen, and lactose from animals. The simple sugars, ...

An infection caused by the Candida fungus, which lives naturally in the gastrointestinal tract.

Stones or solid lumps such as gallstones.

A family of viruses divided into the noroviruses and the sapoviruses. They can infect people of all ages and are transmitted from person to person and through contaminated water or food

laxatives that make bowel movements soft and easy to pass.

Partial or complete blockage of the small or large intestine.

Body wastes passed through the rectum and anus.

Another word for the small and large intestines.

Rumbling sounds caused by gas moving through the intestines. Also known as stomach

A rare condition with painful lesions found in the small intestine, colon, and sometimes stomach and parts of the nervous system that may cause gastrointestinal bleeding.

A fullness or swelling in the abdomen that often occurs after meals.