Obesity: Advocacy toolkit
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Iron deficiency anemia
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Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia that happens when you don’t have enough iron to make healthy red blood cells.
Alpha-gal syndrome with GI symptoms
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Alpha-gal syndrome is an allergy that causes your body to respond badly after eating meat from mammals and can cause GI or skin symptoms.
Short bowel syndrome (SBS): From teen to adult care
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Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a rare disorder that happens when you don’t have enough small intestine, or it doesn’t work well. As a teen or adolescent with SBS, it’s time to learn how to become comfortable making your own health care decisions.
Trust Your Gut
Obesity
![Medical Consequences of Obesity](https://gipatientdev.gastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Medical-Consequences-of-Obesity.jpg)
Obesity is a chronic disease in which someone has an excess of fat that negatively impacts their health. The calculation of body mass index (BMI) is typically used to measure if someone has obesity (overweight).
Obesity: NAFLD and lifestyle changes – Healthy habits for weight management
![Medical Consequences of Obesity](https://gipatientdev.gastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Medical-Consequences-of-Obesity.jpg)
Obesity is a chronic disease in which someone has an excess of fat that negatively impacts their health. The calculation of body mass index (BMI) is typically used to measure if someone has obesity (overweight).
Obesity: GERD and lifestyle changes – Healthy habits for weight management
![Medical Consequences of Obesity](https://gipatientdev.gastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Medical-Consequences-of-Obesity.jpg)
Obesity is a chronic disease in which someone has an excess of fat that negatively impacts their health. The calculation of body mass index (BMI) is typically used to measure if someone has obesity (overweight).
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Vaccine recommendations
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Patients with IBD need to work with their health care providers to decide which vaccines they need to stay healthy.
Short bowel syndrome (SBS)
![Short bowel syndrome image before and after surgery](https://gipatientdev.gastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1024896218-1024x1024.jpg)
Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a rare disorder that happens when you don’t have enough small intestine, or it doesn’t work well.