How to Use gastrointestinal in a Sentence

gastrointestinal

adjective
  • The most common side effects of the drug include headaches and gastrointestinal issues.
    Dan Heching, CNN, 10 June 2023
  • Injuries and gastrointestinal issues plagued the former first-round pick in the past but those appear to be behind him.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
  • David Ayala — filling in for Diego Chara, who was out due to a gastrointestinal issue and didn’t travel with the team — picked up a yellow card in the 27th minute.
    oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2022
  • After about a month on the wagon, her gastrointestinal problems cleared up.
    Drew Schwartz, SELF, 12 Sep. 2023
  • More than 3 to 5 grams of fiber in a serving might mean that chicory root has been added, and too much chicory root may cause gastrointestinal distress.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2022
  • The study did find higher rates of gastrointestinal issues among those using the medicines, side effects that many people encounter on the drugs.
    Meg Tirrell, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The wide range of contaminants can lead to wound infections, skin rash and gastrointestinal illness, the CDC says.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
  • When to Talk to a Healthcare Provider Mild gastrointestinal symptoms like bloating or gas are normal at times.
    Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
  • This may include the heart, lungs, kidney, brain, skin, eyes or gastrointestinal organs.
    al, 22 Sep. 2021
  • But the use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) and drugs that protect the gastrointestinal system can resolve this problem.
    Russell Foster, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
  • But certain types of E. coli can cause mild to severe gastrointestinal illness.
    Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Some symptoms include fatigue, brain fog, change in sense of taste or smell, gastrointestinal distress, and shortness of breath.
    Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022
  • Webster died that night, with acute gastrointestinal illness being named on her death certificate as the cause.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
  • This season has seen one of the worst outbreaks of norovirus—a nasty gastrointestinal pathogen that causes symptoms similar to food poisoning—in the past decade.
    Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2025
  • For gastrointestinal conditions, such as the stomach flu, your risk is reduced by 31%.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Around one in 3,000 babies in the U.S. is born with the condition, which can cause tumors on nerve tracts in the skin and eyes, learning disabilities and gastrointestinal problems.
    Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Moss, 47, who’s lived in Charlotte for years now, announced last month that he had been diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancer.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Our heart rates decrease to minimize the flow of blood to the less important pieces of our body, like our reproductive and gastrointestinal organs.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Other symptoms might include fever, shortness of breath, body aches, loss of smell or taste, runny nose, sore throat, and gastrointestinal issues.
    Nicole Harris, Parents, 10 July 2023
  • But some can cause mild to life-threatening gastrointestinal illnesses if consumed, the CDC says.
    James Powel, The Courier-Journal, 23 Oct. 2024
  • But some can cause mild to life-threatening gastrointestinal illnesses if consumed, the CDC says.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
  • Very few side effects have been reported with ALA, although there have been cases of skin rash and gastrointestinal upset.
    Good Housekeeping, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Beethoven composed the piece in 1825 after going to the countryside to recover from a gastrointestinal illness.
    Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The teen healed from a spinal fracture and had other gastrointestinal issues from the shooting, according to court documents.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2021
  • When taken, fish oil may cause gastrointestinal issues in some people.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Four patients in a group receiving the highest dose of the drug withdrew before getting a second shot due to mild gastrointestinal issues, according to the study.
    Madison Muller, Fortune Well, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Metastatic disease to the liver may cause gastrointestinal symptoms of nausea and vomiting and may also cause jaundice, which is the yellowing of the eyes and skin.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Bob Cameron, 87, had gone to to his hometown hospital in Hallock with severe gastrointestinal bleeding and covid-19.
    Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The cases mark the seventh outbreak of gastrointestinal illness on cruises that has met the health agency’s threshold for public notification in 2025.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The most common side effects of GLP-1 medicines are nausea, constipation and other gastrointestinal issues, and participants on semaglutide in the trial experienced generally mild effects of that nature as well, the researchers said.
    Meg Tirrell, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025

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