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Irritable bowel syndrome can't be cured with medications or special diets but avoiding individual triggers can help prevent it...
Type 2 diabetes may be prevented, but it cannot be cured...
Gastroenteritis or Gastro can be dangerous for very young babies. Gastro is common in young children and spreads easily. Gastro is a bowel infection which causes diarrhoea (runny or watery poo) and...
People in contact with tropical fish and reptiles such as turtles, lizards and snakes may be at risk of infections and illness due to germs (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites) carried on the...
The digestive tract can be thought of as a long muscular tube with digestive organs attached along the way...
Most people infected with Giardia parasites do not develop symptoms but can still spread the infection to others...
You may be more prone to salmonellosis if you are elderly, have another medical condition (such as a weakened immune system) or are malnourished...
Outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis have been associated with child care centres, public swimming pools and contaminated water supplies...
Campylobacteriosis is a type of gastroenteritis and is more common in children under five years of age and young adults...
Amoebiasis can cause diarrhoea among travellers to developing countries...