DICTIONARY

Long-lasting disorders that cause irritation and ulcers in the gastrointestinal tract. The most common disorders are ulcerative colitis and Crohn

Transmitted through genes from parents to offspring.38

Diarrhea caused by infection from bacteria, viruses, or parasites. See traveler

Dyspepsia.

A birth defect in which the anal canal fails to develop. The condition is treated with an operation.

When an object is trapped in a body passage. Examples are stones in the bile duct, hardened stool in the colon, or food in the esophagus.

The lower end of the small intestine.

An operation that attaches the small intestine to an opening in the abdomen called a stoma. An ostomy pouch, attached to the stoma and worn outside the body, collects stool.

Irritation of the lower part of the small intestine (ileum) and the beginning part of the colon.

One or more flaps of tissue between the lower part of the small intestine (ileum) and the upper part of the large intestine (cecum).

Inflammation of the ileum. see Crohn

Related to the ileum, the lowest end of the small intestine.

Abbreviation for irritable bowel syndrome.

Abbreviation for inflammatory bowel disease.

The most common form of polyps, usually found in the sigmoid colon and rectum. These polyps are not thought to progress to cancer.