Ostomy surgery of the bowel, also known as bowel diversion, refers to surgical procedures that reroute the normal movement of intestinal contents out of the body when part of the bowel is diseased or removed. Creating an ostomy means bringing part of the intestine through the abdominal wall so that waste exits through the abdominal … [Read more…]
Microscopic colitis is a chronic, non-bloody diarrhea inflammatory bowel disease, of the colon characterized by chronic diarrhea, normal colonic mucosa, and abnormal histologic hallmarks that can be seen only with a microscope. Inflammation is the body’s normal response to injury, irritation, or infection of tissues. Microscopic colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease—the general … [Read more…]
Idiopathic Hypertrophic Gastropathy /Menetriers disease (MD) hypoproteinemic hypertrophic gastropathy, is a rare, acquired, premalignant, excessive protein-losing hypertrophic gastropathy disorder characterized by giant mucosal folds in the proximal part of the stomach, thickening of the mucous membrane in the form of giant rugal folds, diminished acid secretion, and a protein-losing state with hypoalbuminemia in giant gastric … [Read more…]
Hypoproteinemic Hypertrophic Gastropathy /Menetriers disease (MD) hypoproteinemic hypertrophic gastropathy, is a rare, acquired, premalignant, excessive protein-losing hypertrophic gastropathy disorder characterized by giant mucosal folds in the proximal part of the stomach, thickening of the mucous membrane in the form of giant rugal folds, diminished acid secretion, and a protein-losing state with hypoalbuminemia in giant gastric … [Read more…]
Congenital Megacolon/Hirschsprung disease, also known as congenital megacolon or intestinal aganglionosis. (HD) is a congenital disorder characterized by the absence of ganglion cells (GC) at the Meissner’s plexus (submucosa) and Auerbach’s plexus (muscular) of the terminal rectum that extends in a variable distance proximally. It is responsible for non-specific symptomatology, including chronic constipation and neonatal … [Read more…]
Hirschsprung disease, also known as congenital megacolon or intestinal aganglionosis. (HD) is a congenital disorder characterized by the absence of ganglion cells (GC) at the Meissner’s plexus (submucosa) and Auerbach’s plexus (muscular) of the terminal rectum that extends in a variable distance proximally. It is responsible for non-specific symptomatology, including chronic constipation and neonatal obstruction. … [Read more…]
Foodborne Disease/Foodborne Illness (also foodborne disease and colloquially referred to as food poisoning)[rx] is any illness resulting from the spoilage of contaminated food, pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites that contaminate food, as well as prions (the agents of “mad cow disease”), and toxins such as aflatoxins in peanuts, poisonous mushrooms, and various species of beans that have not been boiled for at least 10 minutes. What Causes Foodborne Disease? Infections with microbes—viruses, bacteria, … [Read more…]
Foodborne Illness (also foodborne disease and colloquially referred to as food poisoning)[rx] is any illness resulting from the spoilage of contaminated food, pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites that contaminate food, as well as prions (the agents of “mad cow disease”), and toxins such as aflatoxins in peanuts, poisonous mushrooms, and various species of beans that have not been boiled for at least 10 minutes. What Causes Foodborne Illness? Infections with microbes—viruses, bacteria, and parasites—cause … [Read more…]
Food Poisoning Treatments/Food poisoning is a food-borne disease? Ingestion of food that contains a toxin, chemical or infectious agent (like a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion) may cause adverse symptoms in the body. Those symptoms may be related only to the gastrointestinal tract causing vomiting or diarrhea or they may involve other organs such as … [Read more…]
How Long Does Food Poisoning Last/Food poisoning is a food-borne disease? Ingestion of food that contains a toxin, chemical or infectious agent (like a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion) may cause adverse symptoms in the body. Those symptoms may be related only to the gastrointestinal tract causing vomiting or diarrhea or they may involve other … [Read more…]
Food Poisoning Symptoms/Food poisoning is a food-borne disease. Ingestion of food that contains a toxin, chemical or infectious agent (like a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion) may cause adverse symptoms in the body. Those symptoms may be related only to the gastrointestinal tract causing vomiting or diarrhea or they may involve other organs such as the kidney, brain, … [Read more…]
Gallbladder polyps are an abnormal growth of tissue with a stalk protruding from the lining of the inside of the gallbladder a well-known generally harmless, benign lesion originating from the mucosa-malignant lesion and elevation of the gallbladder mucosa that protrudes into the gallbladder lumen. pseudopolyps, inflammatory polyps, inflammatory pseudopolyps giant pseudopolyps post-inflammatory pseudopolyps inflammatory bowel … [Read more…]