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Describes what causes gas and discusses symptoms, complications, and treatment.

This is the main (root) collection which houses all of NIDDK's Healthy Moments health topic collections.

In this episode of Healthy Moments, Dr. Griffin Rodgers, director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, explains that if you're at risk for prediabetes, you should find out, because you can take steps to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.

Dr. Rodgers tells people with type 2 diabetes about steps they can take to lower their risk for heart disease.

Overview of peptic (stomach) ulcers, including the causes, link to NSAID pain medicines, symptoms, treatments, and foods to avoid.

Inflammation of your appendix. If a surgeon doesnt remove an inflamed appendix, it will likely burst, or rupture.

Read about causes, diagnosis, and treatment of bowel control problems including information on diet and nutrition, and fecal incontinence in children.

This feature article describes dermatitis herpetiformis, a condition that affects 15 to 25 percent of people with celiac disease.

Read about symptoms and management of lactose intolerance, a condition in which you have digestive symptoms after you consume foods or drinks that have lactose.

Defines cystocele, explains the causes, and describes symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.