Diseases, Disorders, and Conditions of the Digestive System - simple summaries for students of therapies, ITEC courses, A-Level, and Health Sciences. Part of a series of pages about the Digestive System, including the organs of the digestive system and t
“Symptoms which may suggest that you need a colonoscopy at an earlier age include rectal bleeding and stool/bowel habit changes which last for more than a few days.” While CRC gets a great deal of attention, many diseases and conditions of the digestive system — including irritable bowel ...
Conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract occur in pigs of all ages. Enteric diseases substantially compromise production efficiencies and profitability of pig production globally. Different forms of fiber in the diet can influence the composition and metabolic activity of the large intestinal ...
Because digestive system anatomy and functions are so complicated, many health conditions can affect it. They range from short-term, minor issues to long-lasting (chronic) diseases. From time to time, most people will have digestive problems like: Constipation Diarrhea Heartburn "Stomach flu" or...
Thus, there is a pressing need to investigate the factors involved in the initiation of psychiatric diseases which may account for the comorbidity in the gut, meanwhile, streamline the path for prevention and treatment of such medical conditions. In the current review, we focus on the ...
The invention provides methods of diagnosing diseases and conditions of the digestive system and cancer, methods for identifying compounds that can be used to treat or to prevent such diseases and con
Eight conditions of the digestive system are shown using this engaging and interactive technology: Gallstones Gastric Ulcer Acute Pancreatitis Colonic Polyps Appendicitis Diverticulosis of the Colon Ulcerative Colitis Hemorrhoids The chart is made of three-dimensional plastic, with a hole at the top for...
distinctive in that it secretes IL-10. Interestingly, after ligation of the costimulator molecule receptor activator of NF-kB (RANK), the dendritic cells of Peyer patches respond by secretion of IL-10. Outside Peyer patches, i.e., in the spleen, the same conditions result in the production...
Gallbladder: Bile is stored and released from the gallbladder. When fatty food enters the duodenum, the gallbladder contracts, and releases bile. What does poor digestion mean? Annually about 70 million Americans are impacted by digestive system diseases. These can include indigestion, gastroesophagea...
While some of these conditions have genetic roots, many are diet related. The symptoms vary widely, as do the treatments. The digestive system is a series of hollow organs that are connected together through a long and twisted tube. The digestive system extends from the mouth to the anus ...