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Gastric outlet obstruction ( GOO) is a medical condition where there is an obstruction at the level of the pylorus, which is the outlet of the stomach. Individuals with gastric outlet obstruction will often have recurrent vomiting of food that has accumulated in the stomach, but which cannot pass into the small intestine due to the obstruction.
Signs and symptoms of CDI range from mild diarrhea to severe life-threatening inflammation of the colon. [16]In adults, a clinical prediction rule found the best signs to be significant diarrhea ("new onset of more than three partially formed or watery stools per 24-hour period"), recent antibiotic exposure, abdominal pain, fever (up to 40.5 °C or 105 °F), and a distinctive foul odor to the ...
Appendicitis may present with vomiting, abdominal pain, and a small amount of diarrhea in up to 33% of cases. [1] This is in contrast to the large amount of diarrhea that is typical of gastroenteritis. [1] Infections of the lungs or urinary tract in children may also cause vomiting or diarrhea. [1]
Fecal incontinence ( FI ), or in some forms, encopresis, is a lack of control over defecation, leading to involuntary loss of bowel contents, both liquid stool elements and mucus, or solid feces. When this loss includes flatus (gas), it is referred to as anal incontinence. FI is a sign or a symptom, not a diagnosis.
Ogilvie syndrome. Ogilvie syndrome, or acute colonic pseudo-obstruction is the acute dilatation of the colon in the absence of any mechanical obstruction in severely ill patients. [ 1] Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction is characterized by massive dilatation of the cecum (diameter > 10 cm) and right colon on abdominal X-ray. [ 2][ 3] It is a type ...
Infectious disease. Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli ( EAEC or EAggEC) are a pathotype of Escherichia coli which cause acute and chronic diarrhea in both the developed and developing world. [ 1][ 2] They may also cause urinary tract infections. [ 2] EAEC are defined by their "stacked-brick" pattern of adhesion to the human laryngeal ...
Enterocolitis is an inflammation of the digestive tract, involving enteritis of the small intestine and colitis of the colon. [ 1] It may be caused by various infections, with bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, or other causes. Common clinical manifestations of enterocolitis are frequent diarrheal defecations, with or without nausea, vomiting ...
Pyelonephritis is inflammation of the kidney, typically due to a bacterial infection. [ 3] Symptoms most often include fever and flank tenderness. [ 2] Other symptoms may include nausea, burning with urination, and frequent urination. [ 2] Complications may include pus around the kidney, sepsis, or kidney failure.