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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Swallowed Foreign Object

For Students 9th - 10th
Swallowed objects that are sharp, contain corrosive materials, and/or stuck for a long time can cause problems to the digestive tract. This overview includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Gas (Flatulence)

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that every human being passes gas at least 14 times daily? Use this site to learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, etc. of this phenomenon by following this link.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Gastroenteritis in Children

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of gastroenteritis in children. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Gastritis

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of gastritis. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and much more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Gerd)

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of GERD. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and much more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Esophagitis

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of esophagitis. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Constipation and Impaction

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of constipation. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Gastroenteritis in Adults

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of gastroenteritis. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Gallstones

For Students 9th - 10th
Intelihealth describes the medical condition of gallstones, including its symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Hemorrhoids

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of hemorrhoids. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Lactose Intolerance

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of lactose intolerance. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and much more.
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Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Bowel Obstruction

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of the different ways your bowels can be obstructed. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment and more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Appendicitis

For Students 9th - 10th
Intelihealth provides an overview of appendicitis and includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and so on.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Chronic Pancreatitis

For Students 9th - 10th
Inellihealth provides information about chronic pancreatits, including its symptoms, prevention, treatment, and so on.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Acute Pancreatitis

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides this overview of pancreatitis and its symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Bile Duct Diseases

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of bile duct diseases. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and much more.
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Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Ibs)

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of IBS. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment and more.
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Website
US Department of Agriculture

Food and Nutrition Topics a to Z

For Students 9th - 10th
More than just food and nutrition links can be found in this index of health topics. The USDA's Food and Nutrition Information Center provides access to a world of health information.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: I Love Ice Cream, but It Doesn't Love Me: Lactose Intolerance

For Students 6th - 8th
Pizza, milk shakes, and ice cream sundaes all contain dairy products, therefore they cannot be eaten by the majority of people around the world. Dairy products contain the sugar molecule lactose, and the majority of people on the planet...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Digestive System Diseases

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] You've probably had an upset stomach. Most likely it was due to something you ate. But imagine bleeding from your stomach. That's a little different than your...
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Handout
National Institutes of Health

Niddk: Cirrhosis of the Liver

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information about the liver disease, cirrhosis. This resouce includes causes, symptoms, complications, diagnosis, treatment, and contacts available for more information.
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Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Digestive System

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explains the how the digestive system works, considering each step as food moves from the mouth, through the esophagus, into the stomach, and then into the small and large intestines. Select digestive disorders are also...
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out much information on the sometimes serious stomach ailment called inflammatory bowel disease in this article written especially for kids.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Digestive System Diseases

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes common diseases of the digestive system.