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Many illnesses and events can affect the colour and texture of faeces.

You can dramatically reduce your risk of early death by making a few simple lifestyle changes.

If your baby is full-term and healthy, mild jaundice is nothing to worry about and will resolve by itself within a week or so.

Peritonitis is a life-threatening emergency that needs prompt medical treatment.

Information on the digestive system including fact sheets about the oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, liver, pancreas, gall bladder and related disorders.

Gilbert's syndrome and hepatitis both cause jaundice but are not related.

Primary biliary cirrhosis is an autoimmune condition characterised by inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts within the liver.

Medical treatment for gallstones may not be necessary unless the gallstones cause symptoms.

Non-surgical procedures are used to diagnose, measure or treat problems such as disease or injury

Some forms of liver disease are inherited, while others are caused by lifestyle factors.