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RSSHeartburn
Heartburn or pyrosis is a
painful or burning sensation
in the esophagus, just below
the breastbone caused by
regurgitation of gastric
acid. The pain often rises
in the chest and may radiate
to the neck or throat.
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Gallstone
In medicine, gallstones
(choleliths) are crystalline
bodies formed within the
body by accretion or
concretion of normal or
abnormal bile components.
Gallstones can occur
anywhere within the biliary
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Constipation
Constipation or
irregularity, is a condition
of the digestive system
where a person (or animal)
experiences hard feces that
are difficult to eliminate;
it may be extremely painful,
and in severe cases (fecal
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Peptic ulcer
A peptic ulcer is an ulcer
of one of those areas of the
gastrointestinal tract that
are usually acidic. A more
general term, peptic ulcer
disease (PUD), is also in
use. Most ulcers are
associated with Helicobacter
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