Synonyms for gastrointestinal
ˌgæs troʊ ɪnˈtɛs tə nlgas·troin·testi·nal

Princeton's WordNet

1. gastrointestinal, GIadjective

   of or relating to the stomach and intestines

   "a gastrointestinal disorder"

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1. List of paraphrases for "gastrointestinal":

   gastro-intestinal, gi, digestive, intestinal

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1. Sanjay Gupta:

   In a study out of China where they looked at some of the earliest patients, some 200 patients, they found that digestive or stomach GI( gastrointestinal) symptoms were actually there in about half the patients.

2. Philipp Schwabl:

   Of particular concern is what this means to us, and especially patients with gastrointestinal diseases, while the highest plastic concentrations in animal studies have been found in the gut, the smallest microplastic particles are capable of entering the blood stream, lymphatic system and may even reach the liver.

3. Amir Rafizad:

   As helpful as NSAIDs are in medicine, they can lead to gastrointestinal bleeding, cardiovascular disease and renal damage if not monitored properly.

4. Umberto Volta:

   A high proportion of celiac disease patients did not show any gastrointestinal symptom, but they displayed extra-intestinal manifestations such as iron-deficiency anemia, unexplained osteoporosis, abnormalities of liver-function tests and recurrent miscarriages.

5. Kara Landau:

   Resistant starch is not digested as it travels through the gastrointestinal tract, instead, it is fermented by the beneficial bacteria living in the gut. This fermentation process releases byproducts that improve the body’s insulin response, which help to prevent fat stored around the abdomen. Abdominal fat is highly correlated with diabetes, and a waist circumference larger than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men is a risk factor for heart disease.