Diagnostic dilemma: A woman's nausea was triggered by a huge mass in her stomach — which doctors dissolved with diet soda

A woman's abdominal discomfort turned out to be caused by a build up of food in her stomach. And the treatment involved diet soda.
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Why Your Stomach Growls and How To Stop It

Those rumbling, gurgling noises from your stomach have a scientific name: borborygmi. Stomach growling happens when food, gas, or fluids move through your digestive tract. Because the intestines are ...
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Woman's Doctor: Stomach issues can often be misdiagnosed as IBS in women

OR XYLAZINE. IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, IF YOU HAVE STOMACH OR GI ISSUES, YOU MAY JUST THINK IT’S IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, BUT IT MAY BE SOMETHING MORE THAN THAT. 11 NEWS ANCHOR LACEE GRIFFITH SITS ...
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Why Does Your Stomach Growl? Is It Dangerous?

Many times, you would notice your stomach making noises—a bit embarrassing when you are in public. According to doctors, it is nothing alarming but a symphony of normal digestion and hunger. Experts ...
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Doctors Pulled a 2-Pound Hairball From a Woman’s Stomach

The hairy mass inside the 24-year-old woman was about 16 inches long and caused her intense stomach pain. reading time 2 minutes Surgeons in Ecuador were able to save a 24-year-old woman from an ...