5 Signs of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) encompasses such diseases as ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease. These conditions make your intestines red, swollen and painful.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) encompasses such diseases as ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease. These conditions make your intestines red, swollen and painful.
Swallowing is something that you do so often that you do not even notice. However, in case of a difficulty in swallowing, a condition referred to as dysphagia, it may lead to both medical and psychological problems.
Acid reflux is what is also referred to as heartburn and this makes your chest feel as though it is on fire and this feeling is usually escalated at night. You may also have symptoms such as difficulty in swallowing, and a feeling of a mass in the throat that periodically occur.
It can only be natural that when you see blood in your stool, it sends you into a state of alarm. You can imagine that the blood is coming out of your rectum when you notice that your rectum produces bright red or maroon blood in your stool, or on a piece of toilet paper after you wipe.
Regulating food intolerance is hard to trace and it has been estimated that 2-20 percent of people experience this. Unlike allergy where it is your immune system that is reacting, intolerances involve the gastrointestinal system.
Proper digestion and absorption of nutrients are as a result of a healthy gastrointestinal tract. It also boosts your immune system, mental health and energy levels. Our gastroenterologist, Dr. Bharat Pothuri, at GastroDoxs wishes to assist you in having a healthy gut.
The diarrhea is loose and liquid filled stools that are alarming and distasteful. And usually it is your own case, which is acute and due to some small, temporary infection, or to something you drank or ate.
You do any thing to hold back your acid reflux. You do not consume spicy food and alcohol. You allow ample time in between dinner and bed. You have little meals, and even give up smoking.
When your digestive issues are uncomfortable and worrisome, a picture of what is actually happening inside your body is the answer to diagnosis. such a picture can be obtained with the help of an upper endoscopy at GastroDoxs, where Bharat Pothuri, MD, works.
Digestive problems are complained of by millions of Americans. Others can be diagnosed and treated by a medical expert like board-certified gastroenterologist Bharat Pothuri, MD at GastroDoxs in Houston, Texas.
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