Digestive Health

Stomach, bowel, reflux and constipation

What this board covers

This board covers digestive conditions such as reflux esophagitis, gastritis and stomach ulcers, irritable bowel and constipation, and hepatitis and fatty liver. There are sub-rooms (stomach and reflux esophagitis / bowel, constipation and irritable bowel / liver health). For care, gastroenterology (소화기내과) — internal medicine at clinic level — is the center of it.

Go to a doctor quickly in these cases

  • Black stools (dark like black bean noodle sauce) or vomiting blood (gastrointestinal bleeding — an emergency)
  • When swallowing gets harder and harder, or you lose weight for no reason
  • When severe abdominal pain spreads across the whole abdomen and the belly goes board-hard (emergency)
  • When the eyes or skin turn yellow (jaundice)

Source: 질병관리청 국가건강정보포털 · as of 2026-08-05

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· 질병관리청 국가건강정보포털 (as of 2026-08-05)

Last checked: 2026년 8월 5일
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