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Diseases and Medical Conditions G-I provides down-to-earth, comprehensive definitions of hundreds of ailments and illnesses beginning with the letters G-I. Each listing identifies causes, incidence and risk factors, notes symptoms, outlines tests and discusses treatments and support groups where applicable.

Featured Article:  Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Nervous indigestion or irritable bowel syndrome involves gut pain and diarrhea, constipation or both. Learn about nervous indigestion symptoms, tests and treatments. See more »

Gangrene

Gangrene is the death of tissue in part of the body due to blood supply loss, injury or infection. Learn about gangrene causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Gas Gangrene

Gas gangrene is a severe form of gangrene caused by bacterial infection. Learn about gas gangrene causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Gastric Cancer

Gastric cancers are malignancies of the stomach and occur as several different types. Learn about gastric cancer causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Gastric Ulcer

Gastric ulcers are breaks in stomach tissue lining due to a pepsin enzyme and acid imbalance. Learn about gastric ulcer causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Gastritis

Gastritis is an inflammation of the stomach lining and is caused by a variety of irritants. Learn about gastritis causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Gastritis - Acute

Acute gastritis is sudden inflammation of the stomach lining. Learn about actute gastritis causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Gastritis - Chronic

Chronic gastritis is prolonged and persistent stomach lining inflammation from age or bacterial infection. Learn about chronic gastritis causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is irritation of the esophagus from partially digested food. Learn about GERD causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Gastroesophageal Reflux In Infants

Gastroesophageal reflux in infants is the movement of stomach contents up the esophagus in infants. Learn about gastroesophageal reflux in infants causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Gastrointestinal Perforation

Gastrointestinal perforations are holes in the intestines or stomach requiring emergency surgery. Learn about gastrointestinal perforation causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Gastroparesis

Gastroparesis is the stomach’s impaired ability to empty its contents not from obstruction. Learn about gastroparesis causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Gastroschisis

Gastroschisis is the herniation of the intestines through the abdominal wall. Learn about gastroschisis causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Gaucher Disease

Gaucher disease is an inherited enzyme deficiency causing toxic substance buildup. Learn about gaucher disease causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Gender Identity Disorder

Gender identity disorder or transsexualism is a conflict between apparent gender and a person’s self-identified gender. Learn about gender identity disorder causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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General Paresis

General paresis is impaired mental functions from damage by untreated syphilis. Learn about general paresis causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is excessive, persistent, uncontrollable anxiety or worry. Learn about GAD causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Generalized Tonic-clonic Seizure

Generalized tonic-clonic seizure is a full body seizure from abnormal brain nerve cell activity. Learn about generalized tonic-clonic seizure causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Genital Herpes

Genital herpes is a contagious sexually transmitted viral infection causing painful genital blisters. Learn about genital herpes causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Genital Warts

Genital warts are a contagious sexually transmitted viral disease causing wart-like genital growth. Learn about genital wart causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Geographic Tongue

Geographic tongue is the appearance of irregular and denuded patches on the tongue. Learn about geographic tongue causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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