Irritable bowel syndrome

Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are also referred as the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Although the cause of IBD is not completely understood but it is described as chronic inflammation of intestinal mucosa due to alteration of intestinal…

What is acute pancreatitis? According to Buttaro, Trybulski, Bailey, and Sandberg-Cook (2013), acute pancreatitis is a very sudden, severe, painful, and excruciating stomach ache due to the inflammatory process of the pancreas. The vulnerability and presentation of acute pancreatitis may vary among the different populations. A typical patient experiencing acute pancreatitis will exhibit severe upper abdominal pain that may intensify with breathing, resulting in patients being reluctant to take…

Crohn’s Disease Crohn’s Disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that typically affects the distal ileum and colon but can occur in any part of the gastrointestinal tract. This disease causes inflammation to the lining of the digestive tract which can be both painful as well as debilitating for the sufferer and, unfortunately, in severe cases this may lead to life threatening conditions. The exact etiology of Crohn’s remains uncertain but studies have indicated that the disease is…

There are hundreds of diseases in the world that many people do not know about. Cretinism is a disease that many people have not heard of, including myself, before I started to research it. Granted the disease is not very common and mainly occurs in newborns, it is important that everyone knows what it is and how it occurs. Cretinism is a disease of the thyroid gland also more commonly known as congenital hypothyroidism. The thyroid gland is an endocrine gland located in the anterior part of the…

Health information used by healthcare professionals as well as consumers should come from a trusted and reliable source. There are thousands of websites, online services, and ‘apps’ available for use that provide health information to anyone searching for it. The importance of knowing what is trustworthy cannot be underestimated for the safety of information recipients (National Cancer Institute, 2015). The content of the Internet is unregulated so confidence level in the content should be…

In the United States alone, more than 50 million adults and 300,000 children suffer from over 100 different types of arthritis and related conditions (“Understanding Arthritis”, n.d.), and it is possible to have multiple forms of arthritis at the same time (“Arthritis”, 2016a). Scientists are currently studying factors such as how genetics, lifestyle, and the environment are related to arthritis, since the cause for most forms of arthritis is unknown (2016a). Arthritis is classified as an…

members with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Jewish descent. Crohn’s disease is chronic, causing abnormal inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, affecting the end of the small intestine to the beginning of large intestine. It affects the mental and physical capacity of the individual, causing one to feel worthless and depressed because of the complications from the disease. The Crohn’s disease is classified with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel, and ulcerative…

Crohn’ disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by inflammation of the digestive, or gastrointestinal tract. In fact, Crohn’s can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus, but it is more commonly found at the end of the small intestine called the ileum. The most common symptoms of Crohn’s diseases are diarrhea, cramping and pain in your abdomen, and weight loss. Your digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract also…

relatable to a variety of other gastrointestinal diseases or conditions. Symptoms commonly includes, abdominal swelling, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, constipation and diarrhea. In more severe forms, symptoms also include cachexia, complete lack of bowel movement, chronic sharp abdominal pain, early fullness, aversion to food and weigh loss (NORD, 2012). A provider suspecting intestinal pseudo obstruction, will refer the patient to a gastroenterologist, a doctor who specializes in digestive…

The one community I belong in is defined by my interest. My interest involves is spreading awareness, raising money, and communicating with people who suffer from Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis. As an individual who suffers from Crohn's Disease since the age of nine, I want to do everything I possibly can in order to help find a cure for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. From grades seven to eleven, I raised money for Take Steps, Be Heard for Crohn's and Colitis. All the money went…