Digestive conditions such as GERD and colitis are best managed through targeted dietary triggers avoidance, nutritional therapy, and identifying biochemical markers.
Lower abdominal pain can range in severity from mild to intense. Learn about the possible reasons behind this symptom, including urinary tract infections, appendicitis, and ulcerative colitis. Understand their symptoms, causes, and treatment options to manage lower abdominal pain effectively.
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Nausea is a sensation of illness that causes vomiting, which is a forceful action that brings the stomach contents up through the esophagus and out of the mouth. Coughing is a forceful movement that removes substances from the airways.
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Bloating and fatty stool -- stools that are foul-smelling, greasy and usually rather large in volume -- are common digestive symptoms that usually indicate some type of malabsorption.
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Mucus is jelly-like fluid produced naturally by mucus membranes in the body. Mucus produced in the intestines moistens the insides of the intestine and allow for the smooth and unhindered passage of fecal matter. Mucus in the intestine also protects the intestinal lining from potentially harmful substances.
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Childhood is a time of major physiological changes, including, perhaps, a swollen nipple. Your child’s nipple can be swollen for several reasons, but most of those reasons are not serious. Although a swollen nipple in your child might alarm you, remain calm for your child’s sake.
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Stomach edema, also referred to ascites, occurs when fluid accumulates in the tissues of the abdominal cavity. The accumulation of fluid occurs when the smallest blood vessels, the capillaries, leak fluid abnormally, and the kidneys begin to retain water in an effort to compensate for the fluid loss.
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Food poisoning from raw fish occurs when you consume raw fish that has become too warm before serving or been contaminated with an infectious organism—a virus, parasite or bacterium—or a toxin from an infectious organism.
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Everyone experiences an upset stomach and some stomach pain once in a while, but if you experience these symptoms frequently, you may have gastritis. Gastritis occurs when the lining of the stomach is chronically inflamed.
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Everyone experiences abdominal pain and swelling at some point in his or her life. In most cases, abdominal pain and swelling are caused by air or increased gas in the stomach and do not indicate a serious condition.
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Digestion is the process by which food is broken down into absorbable nutrients in your body. Digestion involves your mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine, as well as accessory organs, which include the pancreas, liver and gallbladder.
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The feeling of fullness in the throat can develop as soon as you start eating or when your meal is completely over. Symptoms can be extremely unpleasant and affect the quality of life.
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Colitis, also referred to as ulcerative colitis, is a type of inflammatory bowel disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the colon. The symptoms of ulcerative colitis, which include bloating, abdominal pain and diarrhea, usually occur in flare-ups, which means they come and go.
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If you experience a racing heart and dizziness within one to three hours after eating, you may have a condition called reactive hypoglycemia. Reactive hypoglycemia, also referred to as postprandial hypoglycemia, is characterized by a drop in blood sugar, usually below 70 mg/dL.
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A pathogen is a biological agent, or germ, that causes disease to its host by interrupting normal body processes. Bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites are all common types of pathogens that can cause pathogenic, or infectious, diseases.
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