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Your digestive system is the most important part of your overall health. However, in a busy city like Kolkata, people frequently ignore or self-medicate their stomach and bowel problems, hoping that they will resolve...

Liver cirrhosis is a chronic, progressive disease that eventually impairs liver function by replacing good liver tissue with scar tissue. Timely diagnosis and treatment of liver cirrhosis depend on an understanding of its physiology...

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a chronic illness in which stomach acid repeatedly rushes back into the esophagus, irritating the lining 1. Occasional acid reflux is normal, but frequent reflux (more than twice a...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of the large intestine (colon). It causes inflammation and ulcers in the colon’s lining, resulting in a variety of painful symptoms. People with ulcerative...

Gastrointestinal polyps are abnormal growths that form on the lining of the digestive tract, most commonly in the colon. While most polyps are benign, some can progress to malignancy over time. As a result,...

Gallstones are a common, possibly painful illness that affects millions of people worldwide. These hardened deposits form in the gallbladder and can range in size from a single grain of sand to a golf...

Chronic pancreatitis is a chronic inflammatory illness of the pancreas that impairs both its endocrine (making insulin) and exocrine (generating digestive enzymes) processes and causes irreversible structural damage. Chronic pancreatitis develops gradually and results...