There are a number of intestinal disorders that plague people and it can be very exasperating to both get the right diagnosis as well as a successful treatment. Some common problems are: Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers, Ulcerative Colitis, Chron's disease, Irritable Bowel Disorder, Lactose Intolerance, Hiatal Hernia, Helicobacter Pylori and other areas. Please do the research , keep good records and more to get to what the issue truly is.
Here's some news on health and digestive disorders:
Avoid Heartburn While Traveling
Warm weather, the open road, and the urge to get out of town - yes, vacation season is upon us. Traveling has many joys, but it can also be tough, particularly for people with heartburn. Unusual foods, eating on the run, and the overindulgence that often goes hand in hand with being on vacation can all contribute to a flare up of acid reflux disease. Combine that with the stress of jet lag and sleeping in unfamiliar surroundings, and you've got a recipe for putting the burn back into heartburn. However, by taking a few precautions when you travel, you can have the vacation you dreamed of and leave your heartburn symptoms behind.
Georgia student with flesh-eating infection OKs more amputations
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia college student fighting a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection mouthed "Let's do this" when told that her hands and remaining foot would have to be amputated, her father said on Friday. Andy Copeland, ...
Gastric Emptying Study
Title: Gastric Emptying Study
Category: Procedures and Tests
Created: 4/3/1999 11:55:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/16/2012 12:00:00 AM
Here's some definitions, facts or tips related to various intestinal disorders:
Treatment for Crohn's disease depends on the location and severity of disease, complications, and response to previous treatment. The goals of treatment are to control inflammation, correct nutritional deficiencies, and relieve symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding. Treatment may include drugs, nutrition supplements, surgery, or a combination of these options. At this time, treatment can help control the disease, but there is no cure
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Arch Surg -- Abstract: Laparoscopic Repair of Perforated Duodenal...
• Topic Collection Alerts Laparoscopic Repair of Perforated Duodenal Ulcers Outcome and Efficacy in 30 Consecutive Patients
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• Collection E-mail Alerts Predicting Mortality and Morbidity of Patients Operated on for Perforated Peptic Ulcers ... Fung Yee Janet Lee, MD...
Perforated peptic ulcer
The number of perforated ulcers remains unchanged. Sustained incidence possibly due to increased NSAID in elderly...
Double Pylorus With Ulcers
Home | Jackson Gastro Patient Education. Ulcers of the Stomach Image 1 ... If it had perforated into the abdomen, it would have caused acute...
Perforated gastric or duodenal ulcer
Perforated gastric or duodenal ulcer ... and truncal vagotomy (a gastroentrostomy alone has a high incidence of anastomotic ulcers, except in women...
Some digestive terms
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biliary atresia - condition present from birth in which the bile ducts inside or outside the liver do not have normal openings. Bile becomes trapped in the liver, causing jaundice and cirrhosis. Without surgery, the condition may cause death.
biliary stricture - narrowing of the biliary tract from scar tissue. The scar tissue may result from injury, disease, pancreatitis, infection, or gallstones. See also stricture.
biliary tract - gallbladder and the bile ducts. Also called biliary system or biliary tree.
bilirubin - substance formed when hemoglobin breaks down. Bilirubin gives bile its color. Bilirubin is normally passed in stool. Too much bilirubin causes jaundice.
bismuth subsalicylate - nonprescription medicine used to treat diarrhea, heartburn, indigestion, and nausea; also part of the treatment for ulcers caused by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori.
bloating - fullness or swelling in the abdomen that often occurs after meals.
borborygmi - rumbling sounds caused by gas moving through the intestines (stomach "growling").
bowel - another word for the small and large intestines.
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