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Bleeding in the stomach and intestines, edema, dilated blood vessels. Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is an uncommon cause of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding or iron deficiency anemia. [1][2] The condition is associated with dilated small blood vessels in the gastric antrum, which is a distal part of the stomach. [1]
Classification. Terms such as functional colonic disease (or functional bowel disorder) refer in medicine to a group of bowel disorders which are characterized by chronic abdominal complaints without a structural or biochemical cause that could explain symptoms. Other functional disorders relate to other aspects of the process of digestion.
10–15% (developed world)[1][11]and 15–45% (globally)[12] Irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disordercharacterized by a group of symptoms that commonly include abdominal pain, abdominal bloating and changes in the consistency of bowel movements.[1] These symptoms may occur over a long time, sometimes for years.[2]
“Apps that help you track your symptoms, food intake, exercise, and general well-being could give you a better sense of how your disease has been,” says Dr. Victor Chedid, a gastroenterologist ...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine, with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) being the principal types. [3] Crohn's disease affects the small intestine and large intestine, as well as the mouth, esophagus, stomach and the anus, whereas UC primarily affects the colon ...
Gastrointestinal diseases (abbrev. GI diseases or GI illnesses) refer to diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract, namely the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and rectum; and the accessory organs of digestion, the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. Deaths due to digestive diseases per million persons in 2012.
The household contact had gastrointestinal symptoms, an agency spokesperson said, which can sometimes be associated with an influenza infection. ... that none of the patient’s close contacts ...
[6] [7] Less common causes include alcohol, smoking, cocaine, severe illness, autoimmune problems, radiation therapy and Crohn's disease. [1] [8] Endoscopy, a type of X-ray known as an upper gastrointestinal series, blood tests, and stool tests may help with diagnosis. [1] The symptoms of gastritis may be a presentation of a myocardial ...