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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.
See more »Gas Gangrene
Gas gangrene is a severe form of gangrene caused by bacterial infection. Learn about gas gangrene causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »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.
See more »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.
See more »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.
See more »Gastritis - Acute
Acute gastritis is sudden inflammation of the stomach lining. Learn about actute gastritis causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »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.
See more »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.
See more »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.
See more »Gastrointestinal Perforation
Gastrointestinal perforations are holes in the intestines or stomach requiring emergency surgery. Learn about gastrointestinal perforation causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis is the stomach’s impaired ability to empty its contents not from obstruction. Learn about gastroparesis causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Gastroschisis
Gastroschisis is the herniation of the intestines through the abdominal wall. Learn about gastroschisis causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Gaucher Disease
Gaucher disease is an inherited enzyme deficiency causing toxic substance buildup. Learn about gaucher disease causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »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.
See more »General Paresis
General paresis is impaired mental functions from damage by untreated syphilis. Learn about general paresis causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is excessive, persistent, uncontrollable anxiety or worry. Learn about GAD causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »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.
See more »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.
See more »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.
See more »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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