Upper GI Endoscopy = Esophago-Gastro-Duodenoscopy (EGD) Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is a diagnostic procedure enabling your doctor to see inside your esophagus, stomach and duodenum (the first part of the small intestine), using a flexible viewing tube – gastroscope. Gastroscope has a light and camera on >> Read More ...
Plain X-Ray In severe acute abdominal pain, plain X-ray of the abdomen is usually the first investigation. X-ray can show: Kidney stones Gallstones (if they are large and calcified) Pancreatic calcifications (in pancreatic cyst or chronic pancreatitis) Air under the diaphragm (in stomach or bowel perforation) Air in the >> Read More ...
Bowel irritation is one of those common terms used by patients that does not identify a specific symptom or condition. It can describe any number of symptoms including diarrhea, loose or frequent stool that do not fit the specific definition of diarrhea, urgency to defecate, feeling of incomplete evacuation, excessive >> Read More ...
What is viral gastroenteritis? Viral gastroenteritis is an infection of stomach and intestinal lining caused by a virus leading to watery diarrhea and vomiting. It is commonly referred to as the stomach flu or gastric flu. Viral gastroenteritis is a very common and highly contagious infection which tends to cause small >> Read More ...
Changes in bowel habit is often associated with dietary factors or acute diseases. Less commonly, underlying chronic disease or the use of chronic medication can impact on the frequency of bowel movements with or without an associated change in the stool consistency and volume. Diarrhea is defined as the passage of more >> Read More ...
Normal Gastrointestinal Motility Food that is consumed undergoes both mechanical and chemical digestion in the alimentary tract. Nutrients are absorbed in the process and water and mucus are mixed with the ingested food at almost every part of the alimentary tract. Large amounts of water are then absorbed in the large >> Read More ...
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is the term for open sores in the lining of the stomach and first part of the small intestine known as the duodenum. It is mainly due to the action of the highly corrosive stomach acid and enzymes and occurs as a result of disturbances caused by primarily by two causative factors – H.pylori >> Read More ...
Nausea and vomiting are two symptoms that are usually considered to be an indication of a disruption in the alimentary tract (gut). In most cases it is associated with alimentary pathology and accompanied by other symptoms like changes in bowel movements, heartburn, loud stomach noises (borborygmi), abdominal pains or >> Read More ...
Vomiting, also known as emesis, is the process where the upper gastrointestinal contents are expelled through the mouth often with force. It is a coordinated process that starts from the small intestine or stomach. Since peristaltic waves pushes food from the mouth downwards into the esophagus and through the rest of the >> Read More ...
What Is a Bowel or Fecal Urgency? Bowel or fecal urgency is a sudden, irresistible need to have a bowel movement. Urge fecal incontinence is inability to hold stool during bowel urgency. Bowel incontinence is complete inability to control bowel movements. Tenesmus (Greek tens = strain) is a repeating painful urge to >> Read More ...
