 | Digestive 8270 Related Disorders | • | Achalasia Achalasia is an uncommon disorder of the esophagus. The disorder makes it difficult for food to pass from the esophagus into the stomach. | | • | Esophageal Cancer Esophageal cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the esophagus, the tube that carries food and drink from your throat to your stomach. | | • | Esophageal Rings and Webs Esophageal rings and webs are folds that block your esophagus either partially or completely. | | • | Esophagitis The esophagus is the muscular tube that carries food through the chest, from the mouth to the stomach. If the inside lining of your esophagus becomes inflamed, causing pain and problems with swallowing, you have esophagitis. | | • | Heartburn Dietary treatment of heartburn involves avoiding foods that cause the lower esophageal sphincter to weaken or which produce excess acid in the stomach. | | • | Hiatal Hernia A hernia is when a part of an internal organ or body part protrudes through an opening into another area where it shouldn't be. | dmtIndexAlpha dmtIndexAlpha dmtIndexAlpha ordered by Content / Priority 273599 InteliHealth 2000-03-17 f InteliHealth NULL 334, 7024, 7097, 7146, 8240, 8275, 8526, 8529, 8539, 8759, 9333, 9348, 10257, 10821, 11106, 11107, 20705, 21151, 21154, 21849, 22025, 23515, 23704, 23788, 23852, 23968, 23970, 24099, 24100, 24101, 24119, 24183, 24201, 24222, 24229, 24247, 24260, 24277, 24290, 24532, 24537, 24587, 24599, 24600, 24608, 24611, 24613, 24614, 24618, 24638, 24731, 24748, 24755, 24774, 25493, 25759, 25761, 25943, 25946, 25967, 25995, 28040, 28048, 28051, 28063, 28831, 28955, 29362, 29580, 32146, 34966, 35000, 48707, 68997, 68998, 25967 |