Normal bowel movement color can be any shade of brown, ranging from tan and yellowish-brown to darker shades of brown. There can be temporary changes in the stool color after consuming certain foods with strong pigments but it may only last for a day or two at most. When there is an abnormality in the stool color, >> Read More ...
What is Feces? Feces or human excrement is the waste material remaining after the digestion of food and absorption of nutrients which is passed out through the anus. It also contains water, some breakdown products of normal metabolic activity, indigestible material and residual nutrients that have not been absorbed. Feces >> Read More ...
The consistency, shape and texture of stool can sometimes change from what is normal for an individual. These temporary fluctuations can occur for various reasons, like when loose stool or diarrhea occurs with food poisoning, or when low dietary fiber and water intake results in constipation. However, there are instances >> Read More ...
The small and large intestine comprise the longest part of the digestive tract. It starts with the small intestine that starts from the end part of the stomach and ends at the anal canal. The small intestine is approximately 20 feet (6 meters) long and is coiled to fit within the abdominal cavity. The large intestine is >> Read More ...
Belching and nausea are two common symptoms of a digestive upset. These symptoms can occur on its own or may sometimes arise together. Belching is a normal process that occurs several times in a day. However, when it is excessive then belching can be considered to be a problem. Nausea as well may occur momentarily but if >> Read More ...
Vomiting is a forceful expulsion of the upper gastrointestinal contents. This is the food, fluid and secretions in the esophagus, stomach and the first part of the small intestine known as the duodenum. Less commonly the contents within the middle and end portions of the small intestine, jejunum and ileum, may also be >> Read More ...
We are all able to identify the signal to pass stool. It usually starts at a low intensity and gradually increases until we have a bowel movement. This sensation then subsides afterwards. However, in some cases a person may not find relief after passing stool. There may still be an urging to have a bowel movement and the >> Read More ...
What is Esophagitis? Esophagitis (UK ~ oesophagitis) is the medical term for inflammation of the esophagus, the long muscular tube of the gut which leads from the throat to the stomach. Esophagitis is a broad term to describe swelling of the esophagus, irritation of the mucosal lining or even lacerations of the esophageal >> Read More ...
The Esophagus The esophagus is the long narrow tube of the upper gastrointestinal tract commonly referred to as the food pipe. It connects the throat to the stomach – starting from the lower parts of the neck and running down the chest (thoracic) cavity throught the diaphragm and continues into the stomach >> Read More ...
A discharge may be the release of any secretion from any surface of the body or the cavities. Sometimes these discharges may arise from much deeper in the body. Different types of discharge may occur for different reasons. When it comes to the rectum, stool is technically not considered as an abnormal discharge as it is >> Read More ...
