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Digestive D/C

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Anorexia   Lack or loss of appetite inability to eat  
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Appendicitis   Inflammation of the appendix Due to obsession or infection  
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Borborygmus   Rumbling or gurgling noises that you can hear from a distance. Passage of gas through liq contents intestines  
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Cachexia   Physical wasting that includes los of weight and muscle mass Commonly associated with AIDS and CA  
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Cholelithiasis   Presence or formation of gallstones  
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Cirrhosis   Scarring & dysfunction of liver Chronic liver disease  
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Colic   Spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ  
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Crohn Disease   Form of inflammatory bowel disease usually of ileum Regional enteritis  
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Dysentery   Inflammation of intestine Ingesting water or food contacting chemical irritants  
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Eructation   Belching  
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)   Back flow of gastric contents into esophagus due to small function of sphincter muscle  
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)   Symptom complex marked by abdominal pain and altered function for which no organic cause can be determined  
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