GI disorders

Achalasia

Failure of the smooth muscle to relax at some junction in the digestive tube (between esophagus and stomach)

Achlorhydria

Lack of HCL acid in gastric secretions

Anorexia nervosa

Self-starvation

Aphagia

Inability to swallow

Cachexia

State of chronic malnutrition and physical wasting

Celiac disease

Inability to digest or use fats and carbs

Cholecystitis

Inflammation of the gallbladder

Cholelithiasis

Stones in the gallbladder

Cholestasis

Blockage in bile flow from the gallbladder

Cirrhosis

Liver condition in which the hepatic cells degenerate and the surrounding connective tissues thicken

Diverticulitis

Inflammation of small pouches (diverticula) that form in the lining and wall of the colon

Dumping syndrome

Symptoms (diarrhea), that often occur following a gastrectomy

Dysentery

Intestinal infection by viruses, bacteria, or protozoans that causes diarrhea and cramps

Dyspepsia

Indigestion; difficulty in digesting a meal

Dysphagia

Difficulty in swallowing

Enteritis

Inflammation of the intestine

Esophagitis

Inflammation of the esophagus

Gastrectomy

Partial or complete removal of the stomach

Gastrostomy

Creation of an opening in the stomach wall through which food and liquids can be administered when swallowing is not possible

Glossitis

Inflammation of the tongue

Hyperalimentation

Long-term intravenous nutrition

Ileitis

Inflammation of the ileum

Pharyngitis

Inflammation of the pharynx

Polyphagia

Overeating

Pyloric stenosis

Congenital obstruction at the pyloric sphincter due to an enlarged pyloric muscle

Pylorospasm

Spasm of the pyloric portion of the stomach or of the pyloric sphincter

Pyorrhea

Inflammation of the dental periosteum with pus formation

Stomatitis

Inflammation of the lining of the mouth