Belly bloating is a feeling of fullness in the abdomen, an increase in abdominal volume, increased gas production, sometimes accompanied by abdominal cramps.

Diarrhoea is one of the most common digestive complaints, usually caused by an infection, inflammatory bowel disease or food intolerance.

Constipation is when bowel movements only happen once or twice a week and the process of defecation is difficult.

Food intolerance is an abnormal reaction to certain foods that can manifest itself in a number of symptoms.

Gluten intolerance is one of the most common digestive problems of our time and, although currently incurable, its symptoms are easily treatable.

Lactose intolerance is the inability to break down lactose, the milk sugar found in milk and dairy products.

In the case of fructose malabsorption, fructose is not absorbed properly from the small intestine and ferments in the large intestine.

In the case of histamine intolerance, the DAO enzyme in the intestinal wall is unable or limited in its ability to break down histamine released or ingested with food.

A cross-allergy occurs when the antibody recognises not only the food protein against which it was produced, but also another substance with a very similar chemical structure.

Reflux disease is a dysfunction of the upper part of the digestive tract, where stomach contents enter the oesophagus or even the airways.

Peptic ulceration occurs when the balance of factors that protect and damage the stomach lining is upset, resulting in a disruption of the continuity of the stomach lining.

Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive tract of unknown origin, which can affect any part of the intestine from the oral cavity to the anus.

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon of unknown origin, characterised by bloody diarrhoea and abdominal pain.

The incidence of colorectal cancer in our country is on the rise.
It is the most common malignancy in both men and women.