| • | Constipation in Children
Constipation means that bowel movements are hard and dry, difficult or painful to pass, and less frequent than usual. It is a common problem for children, but it is usually temporary and no cause for parents to be concerned. |
| • | Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Children
In children, IBS tends to be either diarrhea-predominant or pain-predominant. Diarrhea-predominant IBS is most common in children under age 3. |
| • | Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Primary biliary cirrhosis is a liver disease that slowly destroys the bile ducts in the liver. |
| • | Resources: Digestive Diseases
Learn about organizations that offer free patient information. |
| • | Suffering In Silence
It is a condition that affects one out of every five Americans, most of them women. When it strikes - usually unpredictably - it can cause severe and sometimes disabling abdominal pain and bloating, and irregular bowel movements, including diarrhea. |
| • | Infammatory Bowel Disease
Learn about ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and more. |
