🍽️ Digestive system (all ages)
Digestive problems across all age groups
Symptoms
Nausea
Nausea: The Body's Protective Signal Nausea is an unpleasant, non-painful, subjective feeling of discomfort in the upper abdomen that often precedes vomiting. It is one of the most…
Vomiting
Vomiting: A Powerful Cleansing Reflex Vomiting (vomitus) is a forceful, reflexive expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth. Unlike nausea, which is a subjective sensation, v…
Diarrhea
Diarrhea: Mechanisms and Causes Diarrhea, also known as loose stools, is a condition characterized by frequent (three or more times per day) watery or liquid bowel movements. Like …
Constipation
Constipation: Causes and Physiology of the Problem Constipation is a common digestive disorder that is defined not so much by the infrequency of bowel movements as by their quality…
Abdominal pain
Abdominal pain related to digestion: Guide to causes Abdominal pain is an extremely broad symptom. However, when the pain is specifically related to the digestive organs, it often …