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Abdominal Pain in Children

Abdominal pain is discomfort or pain located anywhere between the chest and the pelvis.

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Alagille Syndrome

Alagille syndrome causes progressive destruction of the bile ducts.

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Allergic Colitis

Allergic colitis is a condition in which your baby’s immune system overreacts to the proteins found in cow’s milk.

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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is the lack of a protein made by the liver that’s released into the bloodstream.

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Anorectal Manometry

Anorectal manometry helps find the cause of constipation, stool accidents, or other bowel problems.

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Autoimmune Diseases

Autoimmune disease is when the immune system mistakenly begins attacking healthy cells and tissues.

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Autoimmune hepatitis is a condition in which the immune system attacks the liver. Without prompt treatment, the condition and can lead to long-term liver damage, including cirrhosis and liver failure.

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Biliary Atresia

Biliary atresia occurs when the common bile duct is blocked or damaged, so that it's impossible for bile to flow through it.

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BRAVO pH Test

The BRAVO pH test measures acidity in the esophagus and helps diagnose gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

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Celiac Disease

Celiac disease is a lifelong intolerance to gluten.

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Childhood Obesity

Obesity occurs when a child is significantly over the ideal weight for her height.

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Choledochal Cysts

A choledochal cyst is a congenital anomaly of the duct that transports bile from the liver to the gall bladder and small intestine.

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Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare bowel disorder.

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Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis is a progressive liver disease.

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CLOVES Syndrome

CLOVES syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by vascular anomalies and other problems.

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Treatment

Colonic Manometry

Colonic manometry tests and measures pressure to assess the strength of the colon’s movements, specifically how the large intestine contracts.

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Constipation

Constipation is when a child has infrequent bowel movement or bowel movements that are difficult to pass.

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Crohns Disease in Children

Crohn’s disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease in which parts of a child’s intestinal tract become inflamed.

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Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease, involves multiple parts of the body, including the lungs and digestive system.

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DGAT-1 Deficiency

DGAT-1 deficiency is a rare genetic disease that causes diarrhea, inability to absorb nutrients, and poor growth.

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Diarrhea

Diarrhea is defined as watery stool, increased frequency of bowel movement or both.

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Dysphagia

Dysphagia is a term that means “difficulty swallowing.” It is the inability of food or liquids to pass easily from your child’s mouth, into the throat, and through the esophagus...

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Edema

Edema refers to swelling in the body’s tissues caused by a buildup of fluid.

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EEN

Exclusive Enteral Nutrition (EEN) is a formula-based diet designed to treat children with inflammatory bowel disease.

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Encopresis

Encopresis is a problem that won’t go away on its own, but is relatively easy to treat.

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Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Eosinophilic esophagitis is an allergic condition that causes inflammation and damage to the esophagus, the muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.

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Esophageal Impedance

Esophageal impedance is a diagnostic test that measures the amount and type of gastroesophageal reflux in the esophagus.

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Esophageal Manometry

Esophageal manometry is a procedure in which a small flexible tube is placed into the nose and passed into the esophagus.

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Esophagitis

Esophagitis is inflammation of the lining of the esophagus, the muscular tube that connects the pharynx (throat) to the stomach.

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Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

Familial adenomatous polyposis is a rare genetic condition associated with the growth of dozens to hundreds of polyps in the GI tract.

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Fatty Liver

Fatty liver disease is the buildup of fat in the liver that can lead to inflammation and cell damage.

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FMT

A fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) is a procedure that delivers healthy human donor stool to a child via colonoscopy, enema, nasogastric (NG) tube, or in capsule form.

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Food Allergy

A food allergy is the body’s abnormal response to a certain food.

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Functional Abdominal Pain

Functional abdominal pain is persistent stomach pain that does not resolve with usual treatment.

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Gastroparesis

Gastroparesis is a condition in which the stomach muscles do not work properly.

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Gastroschisis

Gastroschisis is an opening in the abdominal wall that appears during fetal development.

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GERD

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in children is a chronic digestive disorder.

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Glycogen Storage Disease

Glycogen storage disease interferes with the liver’s ability to convert glycogen into energy.

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Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV).

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Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is an infection that can be mild or can lead to long-term liver disease.

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Hepatoblastoma

Hepatoblastoma is a type of liver cancer in children.

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Hirschsprung's Disease

Hirschsprung's disease occurs when intestinal nerve cells don’t develop properly.

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Hyperbilirubinemia and Jaundice

Hyperbilirubinemia is a condition in which there is too much bilirubin in your baby’s blood.
Because bilirubin has a pigment or coloring, it causes a yellowing of your baby’s skin...

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IB-STIM

IB-STIM is a small electrical device worn behind the ear that helps reduce abdominal pain in children who have pain related to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

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IBS

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic condition that includes abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation or both that persist for two months or longer.

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Intestinal Atresia and Stenosis

Intestinal atresia means that your child's intestines haven't formed correctly. In intestinal stenosis, the intestine has narrowed so much that it's difficult for nutrients to move through.

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Intestinal Transporter and Enzyme Disorders

Intestinal transporter and enzyme disorders are rare genetic diseases of the intestine.

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Jaundice

Jaundice is a condition related to the liver that causes a child’s skin and eyes to appear yellow.

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JPS

JPS is a hereditary condition identified by the presence of multiple polyps in the GI tract.

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Treatment

Laparoscopic Total Colectomy and Ileoanal Pull-through Procedures

Laparoscopic total colectomy and ileoanal pull-through procedures involve removing the entire colon.

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Microvillus Inclusion Disease

Microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) is a rare genetic disease of the intestine that causes severe diarrhea and an inability to absorb nutrients.

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Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious intestinal illness in babies that results in the death of intestinal tissues.

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Ostomy

An ostomy is a surgically created opening in the intestine (bowel) connected to the skin.

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Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis occurs when the pancreas becomes inflamed.

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Peptic Ulcers in Children

A peptic ulcer is an open sore in the lining of the stomach or the duodenum.

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Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome causes multiple polyps (abnormal growths) in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

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Portal Hypertension

Portal hypertension is an increase in pressure within the portal vein, the vessel that carries blood from the intestines and the spleen to the liver.

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Short Bowel Syndrome

Short bowel syndrome, or "short gut," is a condition caused by the loss of a functioning small intestine.

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Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers

An ulcer is an open sore or lesion usually found on the skin or mucous membrane.

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TTC7A Deficiency

TTC7A deficiency is a rare genetic disease that causes diarrhea, inflammation of the intestines, bowel obstructions, immune dysfunction, and an inability to absorb nutrients.

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Tufting Enteropathy

Tufting enteropathy is a rare genetic disease of the intestine that causes severe diarrhea and an inability to absorb nutrients.

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Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease in which the inner lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum become inflamed.

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Upper GI Series

An upper GI series uses special x-ray technology to show the structure of your child's esophagus, stomach, and small intestine.

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Wilson Disease

Wilson disease is a rare inherited disorder that can cause liver damage and other life-threatening conditions.

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