The persistent urge to pass stool despite having a bowel movement is known as tenesmus. At times this sensation may be due to incomplete emptying of the rectum. The stretched rectal walls coupled with mass movements in the colon is responsible for this sensation. It is influenced by other stimuli, apart from stretching of >> Read More ...
AriannaF82 Asked : I recently went for some tests for anemia and now my doctor thinks that I have an excess of bacteria in my small bowel intestine. He also mentioned a condition known as blind loop syndrome. I have been anemic since my teens and now that I am 26 years old and on my own health insurance, I decided to get >> Read More ...
JackieS69 Asked : My doctor diagnosed me with stomach ulcers about 4 months ago and has put me on a course of medication to try to heal it. At first it just started as indigestion and I responded well to antacids when I felt upset. Now there is pain (more than just a stomachache) which does not go down at all and each >> Read More ...
What is fecal incontinence? Fecal incontinence is the impairment of bowel control leading to involuntary defecation. It is also referred to as bowel incontinence or anal incontinence. Normal continence depends on both voluntary and involuntary mechanisms. This is discussed further under defecation. Conscious control of the >> Read More ...
PennyQ78 Asked : I have been suffering with typical IBS symptoms for years now and after many tests (all inconclusive) my doctor confirmed that it is IBS. It does not bother me all the time but usually comes on in episodes which is clearly triggered by stress, certain foods and coffee. It is so predictable that I have >> Read More ...
GaryAR72 Asked : I have been experiencing this severe burning sensation in my stomach every now and then which does not seem to be triggered by any foods or anything else that I have spotted. I had an endoscopy about two years ago when it first started and my doctor excluded ulcers and so on. It is not a constant stomach >> Read More ...
Managing diarrhea in HIV/AIDS may be more complicated than in immunocompetent (not immunocompromised) patients as it may be caused by many rare opportunistic infections that would not otherwise be immediately considered. Chronic diarrhea may begin in the mildly symptomatic stage of the infection and persist through to the >> Read More ...
A malabsorption syndrome is the impaired absorption of nutrients from the intestine which can result in vitamin deficiencies over a period of time. The severity of the signs and symptoms may vary depending on the extent of the deficiency. Vitamin A, D, E and K are fat soluble vitamins and a deficiency may arise if there is >> Read More ...
Vomiting and diarrhea are two common ailments which may not be due to any serious cause if the vomiting is once off or the diarrhea only lasts for a day. However, the presence of both vomiting and diarrhea simultaneously may be a cause for concern, especially if it is sudden in onset and violent or explosive. In order to >> Read More ...
What is the Gastric Flu? Gastric flu is a common term used for infectious gastroenteritis, which causes small outbreaks in the workplace, schools and within the home. There are many causes of infectious gastroenteritis – a number of bacterial, viral and protozoal species may cause this inflammation of the stomach, >> Read More ...
