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Digestive disorders typically rank among an organization's top five health care expenses, both because they affect 1 in 4 Americans and because so many symptoms and diseases fall into the digestive category that nearly 850 medical codes are required to cover them all. That adds up to a major direct cost for businesses, and it doesn't even count indirect costs involving productivity losses and absenteeism caused by digestive ailments.

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