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Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit. biting) [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is considered to be a type of pica. Those affected with dermatophagia typically bite the skin around ...
Persistent genital arousal disorder. Persistent genital arousal disorder ( PGAD ), originally called persistent sexual arousal syndrome ( PSAS ), [1] is spontaneous, persistent, unwanted and uncontrollable genital arousal in the absence of sexual stimulation or sexual desire, [2] [3] and is typically not relieved by orgasm.
Other forms of pica include dermatophagia, [7] and compulsion of eating one's own hair, which can form a hairball in the stomach. Left untreated, this can cause death due to excessive hair buildup.
Dieulafoy's lesion ( French: [djølafwa]) is a medical condition characterized by a large tortuous artery [2] most commonly in the stomach wall ( submucosal) that erodes and bleeds. It can present in any part of the gastrointestinal tract. [3] It can cause gastric hemorrhage [4] but is relatively uncommon. It is thought to cause less than 5% of all gastrointestinal bleeds in adults. It was ...
Excoriation disorder, more commonly known as dermatillomania, is a mental disorder on the obsessive–compulsive spectrum that is characterized by the repeated urge or impulse to pick at one's own skin, to the extent that either psychological or physical damage is caused.
Dumping syndrome has two forms, based on when symptoms occur. Early dumping syndrome occurs 10 to 30 minutes after a meal. It results from rapid movement of fluid into the intestine following a sudden addition of a large amount of food from the stomach. [1] The small intestine expands rapidly due to the presence of hypertonic / hyperosmolar contents from the stomach, especially sweet foods ...
It causes the symptoms usually ... by someone's stomach shrinking, then going flabby. ... disease causes a person to says words in the wrong order, or sometimes says ...
Cases of the norovirus, commonly called the stomach bug, are increasing in Oklahoma and the nation. Here's what to know about symptoms and the spread.