Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (gastroenterology)
This category covers diseases of the gastrointestinal tract gastroenterology with symptoms, causes, diagnostics, treatment options, and prevention basics.
Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic disorder of the gut-brain interaction in which recurring abdominal pain is associated with bowel movements, changes in stool frequency, or changes in stool form.
Irritable bowel syndrome is a disorder of the interaction between the gut and the brain, in which the leading symptoms are recurring abdominal pain and the connection of this pain with defecation, a change in stool frequency, or a change in stool form.
Stool in irritable bowel syndrome can be very different: dense and lumpy, liquid or mushy, alternating in shape, accompanied by mucus, a feeling of incomplete emptying, an urgent urge, bloating and abdominal pain.
Perverted appetite is a persistent craving for substances that are not normal food and do not have normal nutritional value: earth, clay, chalk, ice, paper, hair, paint, starch, soap, fabric, wool, metal, plastic or other materials.
Anemia in gastritis most often develops not due to “stomach irritation” per se, but due to three mechanisms: chronic blood loss, impaired iron absorption, and vitamin B12 deficiency.
Irritable bowel syndrome with constipation is a variant of irritable bowel syndrome in which recurring abdominal pain is associated with defecation or a change in stool, and the changed stools are predominantly hard, lumpy, and difficult to pass.
Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic disorder of the gut-brain interaction in which recurring abdominal pain is associated with changes in stool frequency, stool form, or the relationship of pain to bowel movements.
