BIO 108: Digestive Disorders

Which digestive disorder:

__ - elimination of feces

Defecation

Which digestive disorder:

__ - concern is dehydration

Diarrhea

Which digestive disorder:

__ - increase dietary fiber, common with some pain meds

Constipation

Which digestive disorder:

__ - indigestible plant carbs like cellulose (reduces hemorrhoids, diverticulitis, colorectal cancer)

Dietary Fiber

Which digestive disorder:

__ - crater like lesion in stomach membrane, can lead to bleeding

Peptic Ulcer

Which digestive disorder:

__ - inflammation of outpouchings on the wall of the colon

Diverticulitis

Which digestive disorder:

__ - polyps are precancerous growths on colon wall

Colorectal Cancer (polyps)

Which digestive disorder:

__ - inflammation of liver, comes in many forms: A, B, C etc., caused by virus

Hepatitis

Which digestive disorder:

__ - large scarring of the liver, due to chronic inflammation

Cirrhosis

Which digestive disorder:

__ - formation due to crystallization of cholesterol

Gallstones

Which digestive disorder:

__ - inflammation of the gall bladder

Cholecystitis

Which digestive disorder:

__ - protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall

Hernia

Which digestive disorder:

__ - accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity

Ascites

Which digestive disorder:

__ - acute inflammation of the peritoneum

Peritonitis

Which digestive disorder:

__ - obstruction of lumen leads to inflammation of appendix

Appendicitis

Which digestive disorder:

__ - inflammation of pancreas, heavy alcohol intake or gallstones

Pancreatitis

Which digestive disorder:

__ - viral infection of the parotid gland

Mumps

Which digestive disorder:

__ - irritation of esophagus by HCl due to back flow from the stomach

GERD

Which digestive disorder:

__ - forcible expulsion of the contents of the upper GI tract

Emesis (vomiting)

Which digestive disorder:

__ - unseen blood in feces, testing for colorectal cancer

Occult Blood