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The stomach is a muscular ‘bag’, the size of a fist, which sits between the oesophagus and the rest of the bowels, or intestines.
This generic term refers to cancer at any point in the gastrointestinal tract (i.e. between the oesophagus and the anus).
Bowel cancer (also known as colon cancer) is the 4th most common cancer in the UK, accounting for 11% of all new cancer cases.
This refers to any difference from your regular routine in how often you open your bowels, or consistency and colour of your motions.
This refers to any blood (fresh or altered) coming from the lower gastrointestinal tract.
Commonly as a result of build up of gas in the bowel secondary to bacterial fermentation of certain foods during the digestive process.
The oesophagus (also known as the gullet, or food pipe) is the muscular tube joining the throat to the stomach, which sits behind the breastbone in the chest.
Dyspepsia and indigestion are both terms used when "acidic symptoms" seem to be originating from the stomach.
Nausea (the sensation of a need to vomit) and vomiting can be caused by a large number of conditions.
Oesophageal spasm is a condition when the muscles of the oesophagus (food pipe) contract in an uncoordinated manor.
Difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) can give the sensation that food is being held up by a blockage.
Endoscopy is a test where a thin tube is passed into the body to observe the stomach or bowel in detail.
Liver cancer can be a primary liver cancer (hepatoma) which develops from the liver cells.
Constipation can mean having a reduction in frequency or to the passage of hard stools.
The small bowel, or small intestine, is the long and tortuous central section of the intestinal tract.
Drinking large quantities of alcohol risks the development of progressive liver disease
Fatty liver is common and affects about 20% of the UK population
Abnormal liver blood tests are often detected incidentally in a health check
Oesophagitis is inflammation of the food pipe (oesophagus) most commonly due to acid reflux.