Research paper Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of the lining of your digestive tract‚ which can lead to abdominal pain‚ severe diarrhea and even malnutrition. Inflammation caused by Crohn’s disease can involve different areas of the digestive tract in different people. The inflammation caused by Crohn’s disease often spreads deep into the layers of affected bowel tissue. Like ulcerative colitis‚ another common IBD‚ Crohn’s disease can be both painful
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- Inflammatory lesions (Mastitis): Inflammation of breast may be caused by many etiologies‚ including infectious agents‚ local reaction to systemic disease‚ localized antigen-antibody reaction and idiopathic. Inflammation can divided into two general categories: acute mastitis and chronic mastitis. Acute mastitis: is seen commonly during lactation‚ in which the nipple may develop cracks and fissures‚ which infected by bacteria‚ commonly by Staphylococcus aureus. The infection affects
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Crohn’s disease is a disease that can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract and can have vast negative effects on the body if not caught and treated properly. This gastrointestinal disease affects men and women equally but is found commonly in Caucasians and people of the Jewish-European decent. Crohn’s is also found more commonly in developed countries compared to undeveloped countries. The symptoms for this disease can occur at any age but are usually prevalent among 15 to 35 year olds. Research
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Nika Braiman 03/11/13 Digestive System Disorders Go to the following website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/digestivesystem.html Review the structures of the digestive system using the interactive diagram. When you click on each digestive organ‚ a list of disorders related to that structure will be displayed. Complete the chart by matching the disorder with the structure involved with the disorder. Click on the disorder to get the description. Many disorders affect more than one structure
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) also known as heartburn is a disease that arise when the lower esophageal sphincter opens automatically for varying period of time or does not close accordingly and the stomach contents rise up into the esophagus. Due to the refluxed of acid in the stomach to the lower portion of the esophagus causes a burning sensation in the chest or throat called heartburn or acid indigestion. There are many factors that may contribute to Gastroesophageal reflux disease‚
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World Smart Pills Technology Market is expected to reach $627.1 Million‚ by 2020 According to a new report by Allied Market Research‚ titled‚ "World Smart Pills Technology - Market Opportunity and Forecast‚ 2014-2020"‚ the world smart pills technology market would reach $627.1 million by 2020‚ registering a CAGR of 21.2% during 2015-2020. GI monitoring technology is forecast as the fastest growing segment‚ expected to register a CAGR of 42% during the forecast period. This growth is primarily supplemented
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Digestive disorders 1. Diarrhea is a symptom that can last for one or two days mainly. Diarrhea is when feces move too quickly through the bowels and the intestines do not have time to pull water from the waste to make it firm. This can be caused when the food eaten is not completely digested. A way to treat diarrhea is by taking a type of medicine to help settle your bowels (e.g. Pepto-Bismol). Another way to treat it is by restoring your hydration and drinking plenty of water to help your body
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Diarrhea Causes & Causes of Diarrhea Most of the time we know what caused our diarrhea‚ right? You had a meal and within 2 hours you were stuck on the toilet. Or you had some ice cream and an hour later the diarrhea hit you. Or maybe it was the next morning. But what is it about that meal or that ice cream that has you screaming‚ "I hate diarrhea!"? Or what about other times when diarrhea seems to come out of nowhere? What caused it then? I’m going to share with you a number of causes of diarrhea
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Chronic Alcoholism (started drinking half gallon of tuba every day at the age of 16‚ beer and redhorse 2-3 times a week) Chronic Alcoholism (started drinking half gallon of tuba every day at the age of 16‚ beer and redhorse 2-3 times a week) Liver Cirrhosis Liver Cirrhosis Risk Factors * Chronic alcoholism * Smoking * Diet Malnutrition Risk Factors * Chronic alcoholism * Smoking * Diet Malnutrition Predisposing Factors * Age > 45 y/o * Gender (more common in
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What is cystic fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis is a disease that is passed down through families‚ from parent to child due to a faulty gene. It currently affects both babies‚ children and young adults. This faulty gene controls the movement of salt and water in and out of the cells‚ so the lungs and digestive system become so clogged with mucus‚ it makes it hard to breathe and digest food. Cystic fibrous causes many effects on the body‚ but it mainly affects the digestive system‚ pancreas and the lungs
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