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Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It affects your child's large intestine (colon) and rectum (where stool is stored before leaving the body). Ulcerative colitis causes swelling, bleeding, and sometimes sores. Causes are unknown, but your child's symptoms can be managed.

Detailed information on what to do when your child has uncontrolled leakage of poop (stool).

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a common bacteria. It is a cause of ulcers (sores). It weakens the mucus layer that coats the inside of the stomach and first part of the small intestine. Stomach acid can flow through the weakened layer and burn the tissue of the stomach wall.

If your child is having trouble swallowing food or liquids safely, the health care provider may suggest tube feeding. Tube feeding is often done with a nasogastric (NG) tube.

A Meckel's diverticulum is a small pouch of tissue on the intestine (bowel). It forms when a baby is still growing in the uterus. Read on to learn more.

Intussusception occurs when a part of the bowel slides inside another part. The bowel can slide back out by itself. Or it can get stuck. Blood supply to part of the bowel could then become blocked. Read on for more details.

A look at the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.

The liver is in the upper right part of the belly. Most of it is protected by the ribs. The liver is a vital organ that has many jobs. This sheet details the function and anatomy of the liver.

A liver biopsy is a quick test that helps see how healthy your child's liver is. Learn more about this procedure, such as why your child may need it, how it's done, possible risks and complications, and when to contact your doctor.