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Gastritis Gastrointestinal bleeding Stomach cancer Yellow fever. Coffee ground vomitus refers to a particular appearance of vomit. Within organic heme molecules of red blood cells is the element iron, which oxidizes following exposure to gastric acid. This reaction causes the vomitus to look like ground coffee.
[6] [11] Foods that may precipitate GERD symptoms include coffee, alcohol, chocolate, fatty foods, acidic foods, and spicy foods. [12] Medications include antacids, H 2 receptor blockers, proton pump inhibitors, and prokinetics. [6] [9] In the Western world, between 10 and 20% of the population is affected by GERD. [9]
Salmonellosis is a symptomatic infection caused by bacteria of the Salmonella type. [1] It is the most common disease to be known as food poisoning (though the name refers to food-borne illness in general), these are defined as diseases, usually either infectious or toxic in nature, caused by agents that enter the body through the ingestion of food.
An esophageal food bolus obstruction is a medical emergency caused by the obstruction of the esophagus by an ingested foreign body.. It is usually associated with diseases that may narrow the lumen of the esophagus, such as eosinophilic esophagitis, Schatzki rings, peptic strictures, webs, or cancers of the esophagus; rarely it can be seen in disorders of the movement of the esophagus, such as ...
Frequency. ~50% of people [ 4 ] Deaths. 50,000 (2015) [ 5 ] Gastritis is the inflammation of the lining of the stomach. [ 1 ] It may occur as a short episode or may be of a long duration. [ 1 ] There may be no symptoms but, when symptoms are present, the most common is upper abdominal pain (see dyspepsia). [ 1 ]
Foodborne illness (also known as foodborne disease and food poisoning) [1] is any illness resulting from the contamination of food by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites, [2] 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.
Esophagitis, also spelled oesophagitis, is a disease characterized by inflammation of the esophagus. The esophagus is a tube composed of a mucosal lining, and longitudinal and circular smooth muscle fibers. It connects the pharynx to the stomach; swallowed food and liquids normally pass through it. [ 1 ]
1.3 million (2015) [ 7 ] Gastroenteritis, also known as infectious diarrhea, is an inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract including the stomach and intestine. [ 8 ] Symptoms may include diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. [ 1 ]