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Symptoms of Disorders

Barrett's Esophagus
- Persisent GERD symptoms
- Heartburn
Celiac Disease
- Bloating
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Disappearance of symptoms when gluten is removed from diet
Constipation
- Reduced frequency of bowel movements
- Stools small, hard, dry
- Painful bowel movement
- Feeling of incomplete emptying after a bowel movement
- Bloating
Colon Cancer
- Persistent blood in or on stool*
- Persistent abdominal discomfort or pain*
- Change in normal bowel habits
- Need to empty the bowels but with passage of little stool
- Stools that are more narrow than usual
- Feeling that the bowel does not empty completely
- Weight loss
Crohns Disease
- Rectal bleeding*
- Chronic diarrhea*
- Abdominal pain often in the lower right abdomen
- Anemia
- Weight loss
- Joint pain
- Skin problems
- Fever
- Anal fissures and fistulas
- Mouth sores and red, inflamed eyes
- Delayed growth in children
Diarrhea
- Increased frequency of bowel movements (more than 3 per day)

Diverticular Disease
- Discomfort in the lower abdomen, mostly on left side
- Change in bowel habits (constipation or diarrhea)
Dyspepsia
- Pain in th upper abdomen related to eating
- Fullness and bloating
- Heartburn, regurgitation, gas
- Nausea, vomiting
Esophageal Cancer
- Difficulty or pain when swallowing*
- Persistent heartburn not relieved by medication
- Pain behind the breastbone, between shoulder blades, in throat or back
- Weight loss
GERD
- Frequent heartburn
- Regurgitation
- Sour or acid taste in mouth
- Discomfort or pain in the upper abdomen
- Fullness and bloating
- Excessive burping
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Rectal bleeding
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Weight loss
- Aching, sore joints, skin and mouth sores and red, inflamed eyes
- Poor growth in children

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Abdominal pain related to bowel movements
- Mucus present around or within the stools
- Irregular bowel patterns
- Diarrhea or constipation or alternating between both
- Gas, bloating, cramps related to bowel movements
Lactose Intolerance
- Abdominal discomfort especially related to consumption of milk and milk products
- Bloating, gas, cramps
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Cessation of symptoms when milk and milk products are removed from diet
Pancreatitis
- Persistent, severe pain in the upper abdomen, especially moving towards the back
- Nausea or vomiting
- Reduced appetite
Peptic Ulcer
- Burning pain in the upper abdomen related to eating
- Indigestion
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Weight loss
- Symptoms relieved by antacids or other medications
Ulcerative Colitis
- Frequent bloody stools
- Painful bowel movements
- Mouth ulcers
- Sense of urgency to go to the bathroom
- Cramping and abdominal pain
- Rectal bleeding
- Diarrhea
- Reduced appetite
- Weight loss
- Fatigue
- Inflamed eyes
- Joint pains
- Anemia
- Fever
- Failure to grow in children

*Please note, many people diagnosed with digestive disorders do not have any symptoms.