Colitis

are larger than normal. Fistulas. These are abnormal channels in the rectum and anus. Anal fissures. This is a tear in the anus. Diverticulosis. This is a condition in which pockets or sacs project from the bowel. Proctitis and colitis. These are conditions in which the rectum, colon, or anus become inflamed.…

from Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory disease that several members of my family, including myself, live with. Through the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, I have been able to promote awareness in my community and abroad, fundraise, and volunteer my time to numerous events. I have helped plan CCFA’s Take Steps Be Heard, Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis that takes place annually and raises hundreds of thousands of dollars that goes towards finding a cure. I was also recognized as a…

inflammatory process in the intestines. It usually occurs in the ileum but can affect any part of the digestive tract (Crohn's & Colitis Canada, 2014). The inflammatory process leads to a breakdown in all layers of the intestinal wall in a non-continuous fashion. Certain foods, types of infections and cigarette smoking are known to affect Crohn's disease (Crohn's & Colitis Canada, 2014). Because of the lack of normal tissue or surface area in the small bowel, or inadequate dietary intake, the…

In this situation an employee, Emily Pearson, at (CMC) will not agree to accept a shift change that has resulted from closing one of the facility’s wings. Ms. Pearson claims that because of her medical problems she is protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)--42 U.S. Code § 12102 and does not need to accept the change from the first shift to the second shift. She feels that the organization must make a reasonable accommodation that would allow her to continue working on the…

the colon. Clostridium difficile is a bacterial infection in the digestive system which has the same symptoms as colitis (inflammation of the colon). C. difficile is bacillus shaped, gram-stained, an endospore former and thrives off in the absence of oxygen. C. difficile is a characterized as a digestive system disease and it affects the colon which causes it…

In addition pulmonary amoebiasis can occur when the right lobe lesions penetrate to the diaphragm. Cerebral amoebiasis, cutaneous amoebiasis, amoebic pericarditis and splenic abscess are some of the other metastatic lesions caused by the E. histolytica. Pleuropulmonary amebiasis is one of the abundant complication in the amebic liver abscess. The abscess in right lobe rupture through the diaphragm to cause pleural effusion and atelectasis. Pericardial amebiasis is a complication that causes…

Under normal physiological conditions, the function of the colon and the rectum is responsible for the very last phase of digestion. Water is absorbed from the digested material (mostly liquid at this point) by the colon to form stool. Subsequently, the dehydrated stool then moves into the rectum for storage until signals are sent for its expulsion from the anus (Silverthorn, 2012). When carcinomas occur in either the colon or the rectum, they are collectively labeled as colorectal cancer.…

coli (EHEC) responsible for serious diarrhoea with abdominal cramps, haemorrhagic colitis, and in some cases haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), thrombocytopenia and renal failure is considered as attaching and effacing (AE) pathogen due to its involvement in the causation of dramatic changes in host cell membrane and cytoskeleton (Frankel…

reasons frome several reasons to cause this cancer. Also, TP53 located in salivary gland neoplasms (SGN) at 17p 13.1, and it is altered in many types of cancer. It has been shown to contain one of the initiating mutations in the majority of ulcerative colitis-associated neoplasias; however, the role of p53 in salivary gland neoplasms is controversial and needs to be clarified.…

chance of getting colorectal cancer. Most cases of colorectal cancer occur in people 50 years old or older. Having a family history increases your risk of getting colorectal cancer. There are other things that increase your chances like, ulcerative colitis, personal history of cancer or a history of polyps.…