Digestion Disorders

Peptic Ulcers 

Affects STOMACH or DUODENUM 

Caused by acid resistant bacterium - HELICOBACTER PYLORRIII

Open sores on the inner lining of the stomach or duodenum of the small intestine. 

Stays and hurts stomach wall 

Tissues are inflamed by protective mucus in stomach has weakened and une-protected comes into contact with gastric juices 


Treatment 

NO ALOCHOHOL & SPICY FOOD

YEAH ANTIBIOTICS AND ANTACIDS, ANTI-INFLAMATORY DRUGAS 


Symtoms


  • Pain in stomach 

  • Weight loss

  • Not wanting to eat because of pain

  • Nausea or vomiting

  • Feel easily full

  • Burping or acid reflux 

  • Heartburn (buring feeling in chest)

  • Vomiting blood appears red or black. 



 

Inflammatory Bowel Diesease 

Affects SMALL(COMMONLY ILLEUM) OR LARGE INTESTINE 

Chronic/constant inflammation in the intestines 

Major IBS/IBD - Crohm’s Disease (attack any part of large intestinel or commonly the small intestine) and Ulcerative Colitis -inflammation and ulcers line your colon(attack colon -descending and rectum) 

Treatment

NO CURE, ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES, SURGERY (if condtion is exteme!!!)

Symtoms

  • bloody stools, craps 

  • abdominal pain 

  • fatigue


Constipation 

Affects the LARGE INTESTINE & RECTUM

Bowel movement reduced 

Caused by lack of water intake and unhealthy diet 

Filled rectum obstructed urinary flow 

The poop blocking shrinks the colon (large intestine) only soft poop cand diarrhea can pass through 

Treatment 

INCREASE WATUHHH + DIETARY FIBRE (CELLULASE IN FRUITS, VEGGIES, WHOLEGRAINS), LAXATIVESS

Symptoms 

  • Cannot poop - less than 3 poops a week

  • Hurts to poop

  • Feeling like your rectum is blocked


Colon Cancer 

Affecting COLON/LARGE INTESTINE

Changes in bowel habits (poop schedule) diarhea, constipation and consistency of your stools/poop that last longer than four weeks 

Tumor on your large intestine

Treatment

Surgery 

Symptoms 

  • Rectal bleeding or blood in poop

  • Persistent abdominal pain - cramps, gas, pain

  • Feeling that you bwoels doesnt empty completely 

  • Weakness, fatigue 

  • Explained weight loss


Hepatitis 

Affects LIVER

Inflammation of the liver due to viral infection - 1. contaminated water or food 2. sexual contect 3. Infected blood

With Hepatitis B if someone gets pregnant they can pass it on to there child 

Symtoms 

Acute Hepatitis symptoms (appear quickly)

  • Fatigue

  • Flu-like symptoms

  • Dark urine

  • Pale stool

  • Abdominal pain

  • Loss of appetite

  • Unexplained weight loss

  • Yellow skin and eyes, which may be signs of jaundice


Treatment 


VACCINES as a child to prevent it. (Only A AND B not C). NO CURE AFTER THAT



Chronic hepatitis develops slowly, so these signs and symptoms may be too subtle to notice.

 

Cirrhosis

Affects LIVER

Caused by viral infection, alchohol, or other toxins 

Non funtions scar tissue replaces healthy liver tissue


Treatment 


NO MORE ALCHOHOL. MEDICINES TO CONTROL IT. NO CURE

Symtoms

No signs or symbtoms until liver damage is really bad

  • Fatigue

  • Bleeding easily

  • Bruising easily

  • Itchy skin

  • JAUNDICE yellow eyes and skin

  • Fluid accumulation in your abdomen (ascites)

  • Loss of appetite

  • Nausea

  • Legs swelling

  • Weight loss

  • Confsuin, drowsiness, slurred speech 

  • Spiderlike blood vessel on skin

  • Red palms of hands 

  • Testicular atrophy is men 

  • Breast bigger in men 

Gallstones 

Affects GALBLADDER & PANCREAS?

Salt masses form in gallbladder blocking the bile duct

Cholestoral in bile precipitates out leaving bile salts (excess cholesterol is left behind and crystalizes 

Caused by obesity, alchohol and heredity 

Treatment

Change in diet (more omega 3 oils), SUGERY, ULTRASOUND SHOCK WAVES 

Symptoms 


  • Attacks may occur every few days,weeks, months, or years!

  • Pain usually starts within 30 minutes after fatty or greasy meal 

  • Pain is ususally severe, dull, constant and last 1 to 5 hours 


Do you need an appendix? 

Yes - has good bacteria in your gut

When intestines are infected with bad bad bacteria the immune systems flushes water into colon to get out all bad bacteria out

Appendicitis occurs when appendix is blocked by poop/stool, foreign body, cancer or infection


Diabetes 

Affects STOMACH, PANCREAS, LIVER?

Body cells are uanable to use glucose for energy result in high blood sugar levels

Develops when there is not enough insulin in bloodstream can be caused when body connot properly use insulin (insulin takes the glucose in our blood stream and turns it into energy) 

Pancres creates the insulin 

Stomach convert food into glucose and enter bloodsteam 


Type 1 - in children - autoimmune disease 


Type 2 - in adults - insulin insenesititvity or resistance 


Complications can include:

  • Chronis kidney disease 

  • Eye disease

  • Nerve dommage

  • Limb damage

  • Cardovascular disease - your heart !!!!


Celiac Disease 

Affects VILLI IN SMALL INTESTINE

Serious senssitivity to gulten - protein found in wheat, rye, and barley 

Eat gluten and your immune system goes on the attack - damages villi cannot absorb nutrients from the foods you eat without healthy villi 

Symtoms 

In children:

  • Abdominal pain

  • Bloating

  • Diarrhea

  • Constipation

  • Vomiting

  • Weight loss

In adults

  • Anemia

  • Fatigue

  • Bone loss

  • Depression

  • Seizures


Gastroesophageal Relfux Disease (GERD)

 Affects SPHINCTER, ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH?

Frequent heartburn, frewuent episodes can interfere with daily life and damage esophagus  - hard to swallow disrupting rest of digestive system 

Symptoms

  • Chest discomfort 

  • Dry cough

  • Sour taste in mouth

  • Sore throat

  • Swallowing difficulties 


Treatment

MEDICATIONNN