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Eosinophilic esophagitis

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Ischemic colitis

Kawasaki disease

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Miscarriage

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Norovirus infection

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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)

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Pseudomembranous colitis

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Salmonella infection

Scrotal masses

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  1. ​Self-care for fatty liver disease (MASLD)
  2. #AskMayoMom Pediatric Urology
  3. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
  4. Acute liver failure
  5. Addison's disease
  6. Adrenal fatigue: What causes it?
  7. Alcoholic hepatitis (Alcohol-associated hepatitis)
  8. Alpha-gal syndrome
  9. Anaphylaxis
  10. Anaphylaxis: First aid
  11. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma
  12. Aneurysms
  13. Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
  14. Aortic aneurysm
  15. Appendicitis
  16. Appendix cancer
  17. Ascariasis
  18. At-home colon cancer tests
  19. Barrett's esophagus
  20. Barrett's Study Results
  21. Behcet disease
  22. Belching, gas and bloating: Tips for reducing them
  23. Bile reflux
  24. Biliary tract cancer: Should I get a second opinion?
  25. Bladder stones
  26. Blastocystis hominis
  27. Blighted ovum: What causes it?
  28. Botulism
  29. C. difficile infection
  30. Calcium supplements: A risk factor for heart attack?
  31. Carcinoid tumors
  32. Cardiogenic shock
  33. Celiac disease
  34. Chagas disease
  35. Chlamydia trachomatis
  36. Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer)
  37. Cholecystitis
  38. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  39. Churg-Strauss syndrome
  40. Colon cancer
  41. Colon Cancer Family Registry
  42. Colon cancer screening: At what age can you stop?
  43. Colon cancer screening: Weighing the options
  44. Colon cancer stool: What to look for and how to test at home
  45. Colon polyps
  46. Constipation in children
  47. Crohn's Crisis
  48. Crohn's disease
  49. Crohn's disease and the gut microbiome
  50. Crohn's or Colitis
  51. Cryotherapy
  52. Cyclic vomiting syndrome
  53. Delusional parasitosis
  54. Dengue fever
  55. Diabetic ketoacidosis
  56. Diabetic neuropathy
  57. Diabetic neuropathy types: Symptoms tell the story
  58. Diabetic neuropathy: Can dietary supplements help?
  59. Diarrhea
  60. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
  61. Digestion: How long does it take?
  62. Diverticulitis
  63. Dr. Mark Truty (surgery, MN) better outcomes with chemo
  64. Dr. Wallace Video
  65. E. coli
  66. Early-onset colon cancer
  67. Ectopic pregnancy
  68. Egg allergy
  69. Encopresis
  70. Enlarged liver
  71. Enlarged spleen (splenomegaly)
  72. Eosinophilic esophagitis
  73. Epididymitis
  74. Esophagitis
  75. Fatty liver disease (MASLD)
  76. Fatty liver disease (MASLD) diet
  77. Fecal transplant treatment of C. difficile at Mayo Clinic
  78. Fibromuscular dysplasia
  79. Flu Shot Prevents Heart Attack
  80. Food allergy
  81. Food allergy or intolerance?
  82. Food poisoning (foodborne illness)
  83. Fructose intolerance: Which foods to avoid?
  84. Gallbladder cancer
  85. Gallbladder cleanse: A 'natural' remedy for gallstones?
  86. Gallbladder polyps: Can they be cancerous?
  87. Gallstones
  88. Gas and gas pains
  89. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
  90. GERD: Can certain medications make it worse?
  91. GI Stents
  92. Giardia infection (giardiasis)
  93. Gonorrhea
  94. Guide to different tick species and the diseases they carry
  95. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
  96. Headaches in children
  97. Heart attack
  98. Heart attack prevention: Should I avoid secondhand smoke?
  99. Heart attack symptoms: Know what's a medical emergency
  100. Heart Attack Timing
  101. Heartburn medicines and B-12 deficiency
  102. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection
  103. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
  104. Henoch-Schonlein purpura
  105. Hepatitis A
  106. Hepatitis B
  107. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C: What's the difference?
  108. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
  109. Hives and angioedema
  110. How irritable bowel syndrome affects you
  111. Hypercalcemia
  112. Hyperglycemia in diabetes
  113. Indigestion
  114. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
  115. Inflammatory bowel disease FAQs
  116. Infographic: Pancreatic Cancer: Minimally Invasive Surgery
  117. Infographic: Pancreatic Cancers-Whipple
  118. Infographic: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
  119. Intervention: Help a loved one overcome addiction
  120. Intestinal ischemia
  121. Intestinal obstruction
  122. Irritable bowel syndrome
  123. Is a clinical trial for biliary tract cancer right for me?
  124. Is there a special diet for Crohn's disease?
  125. Ischemic colitis
  126. Kawasaki disease
  127. Kidney infection
  128. Lactose intolerance
  129. Lead poisoning
  130. Livedo reticularis: When is it a concern?
  131. Liver cancer
  132. Liver cancer FAQs
  133. Liver cysts: A cause of stomach pain?
  134. Liver disease
  135. Liver disease: How medications can harm the liver
  136. Liver hemangioma
  137. Lymphoma
  138. Lymphoma FAQs
  139. Maintain your social life with Crohn's disease
  140. Mayo Clinic Minute: Avoiding summer E. coli infection
  141. Mayo Clinic Minute: What is an aneurysm?
  142. Mayo Clinic Minute: What you need to know about polyps in your colon
  143. Mayo Clinic study reporting increased incidence of C. difficile infection
  144. Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS)
  145. Medications for liver failure
  146. Mental health providers: Tips on finding one
  147. Mental health: Overcoming the stigma of mental illness
  148. Mental illness
  149. Mesenteric lymphadenitis
  150. Mesothelioma
  151. Milk allergy
  152. Miscarriage
  153. Mittelschmerz
  154. Mucus in stool: A concern?
  155. Narrow stools: Should I be concerned?
  156. Neuroblastoma
  157. New Test for Preeclampsia
  158. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
  159. Norovirus infection
  160. NSAIDs: Do they increase my risk of heart attack and stroke?
  161. Opera Star's Surgery
  162. Ostomy: Adapting to life after colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy
  163. Ovarian cysts
  164. Ovarian cysts and infertility: A connection?
  165. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
  166. Palliative care for biliary tract cancer
  167. Pancreatic cancer
  168. Pancreatic Cancer Survivor
  169. Pancreatic cysts
  170. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
  171. Pancreatitis
  172. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
  173. Peritoneal carcinomatosis
  174. Peritonitis
  175. Pheochromocytoma
  176. Pinworm infection
  177. Placental abruption
  178. Plague
  179. Porphyria
  180. Postpartum preeclampsia
  181. Precision medicine: A new way to treat biliary cancers
  182. Prednisone withdrawal: Why taper down slowly?
  183. Preeclampsia
  184. Primary biliary cholangitis
  185. Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
  186. Proctitis
  187. Pseudomembranous colitis
  188. Radiofrequency ablation
  189. Rectal cancer
  190. Researchers Develop New Stents for Complex Aortic Aneurysms
  191. Ricin poisoning
  192. Rotavirus
  193. Ruptured spleen
  194. Salmonella infection
  195. Salt craving: A symptom of Addison's disease?
  196. Scrotal masses
  197. Sexually transmitted disease (STD) symptoms
  198. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
  199. Shellfish allergy
  200. Shigella infection
  201. Silent heart attack
  202. Small lymphocytic lymphoma
  203. Small vessel disease
  204. Spastic colon: What does it mean?
  205. Stage 4 (metastatic) colon cancer
  206. Staying active with Crohn's disease
  207. STD testing: What's right for you?
  208. Stool color: When to worry
  209. Swallowing gum: Is it harmful?
  210. Symptom Checker
  211. Tapeworm infection
  212. Testicular torsion
  213. Tips for easing stress when you have Crohn's disease
  214. Toxic hepatitis
  215. Traveler's diarrhea
  216. Treatment options for biliary tract cancer
  217. Trichinosis
  218. Triple X syndrome
  219. Tubular adenoma of the colon
  220. Typhoid fever
  221. Ulcerative colitis
  222. Ulcerative colitis flare-ups: 5 tips to manage them
  223. Ulcerative colitis vs. Crohn's disease
  224. Undigested food in stool
  225. Vasculitis
  226. Vesicoureteral reflux
  227. Vitamins and supplements for fatty liver disease (MASLD)
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  229. What is biliary tract cancer?
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  237. White stool: Should I be concerned?
  238. Wilms tumor
  239. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome