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With both acute and chronic intestinal pseudo obstruction, symptoms can be 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…

Bulimia Nervosa is a serious condition that can alter a person’s life forever. It is a severe, deadly mental illness among many adolescents in the United States. Many people do not understand how dangerous this habit can be. It is harmful to almost all parts of the human anatomy. Bulimia Nervosa should be known in detail throughout the entire world because it is unfortunately way too common in recent studies among teenagers. Being young and becoming worried about one’s self-image is a huge deal!…

be difficult to identify signs and symptoms, if an individual knows what to look for it may be possible to identify some. Some signs and symptoms of Bulimia can be binge eating, immediate visits to the bathroom after meals, vomiting, miss use of laxatives and diuretics, and excessive exercise. Physical signs may include fluctuation in weight, broken blood vessels in eyes, muscle weakness, headaches, chest pain, cardiac arrest, calluses on knuckles, and many more. It can also lead to death if…

to stop, but without treatment it is a very hard thing to stop. Symptoms The symptoms of binge eating disorder are different form bulimia, because an individual with bulimia would cope with overeating by doing something like vomiting or taking laxatives. An individual with binge eating disorder is likely to be obese or overweight. One of the main symptoms of binge eating disorder is eating large amounts of food in a certain amount of time. That amount of time would be called an episode. A…

followed by purging to prevent weight gain. It is also often accompanied by fasting, excessive exercise, and the misuse of diuretics, laxatives, or enemas (“Bulimia Nervosa: An Overview”.) Bulimia Nervosa is similar to anorexia nervosa but with occasional binge eating that follows up with vomiting to get rid of the food they ate, they also over exercise and take too much laxative. Both conditions are caused by mental insecurities and common in…

often on dermatitis, burn injuries, surgical wounds and psoriasis (1). Another form of aloe is also used called aloe latex. It is used to treat many conditions such as constipation, and Diabetes Mellitus. This latex form of the Aloe Vera is used as a laxative in those who suffer constipation, but can also be a dietary supplement. In Diabetes Mellitus, it is used to decrease blood glucose levels and have a positive effect on cholesterol, lipid, and triglyceride levels. Not only can it be useful…

The Ancient Egyptians were quite advanced in their diagnoses and treatments of various illnesses. Their advancements in ancient medical techniques were quite extraordinary, considering the lack of “modern” facilities, sterilization, sanitation, and researching capabilities. The remedies used by Ancient Egyptian physicians came mostly from nature, and many are still considered viable homeopathic treatments for certain ailments today. While many ailments would have been difficult or impossible to…

sport. For instance, Gymnasts need to have a low body weight while those who wrestle might need to gain weight to enter a new weight division. An athlete who has an eating disorder might have behaviors such as self-induce vomiting, binging, taking laxatives, or even using saunas to help lose weight in any way. These kind of behaviors are more popular between the ages of fifteen and nineteen due to body dissatisfaction and participating in competition.…

The occurrence of inflammatory throughout the digestive tract is the general outcome of Crohn’s disease. The disease mainly aggresses towards the small and large intestine, but it could also impact other parts of the digestive tract as well. The small intestines are divided into three categories which are the ileum, jejunum, and duodenum. Crohn’s disease mainly impacts the ileum section where it swells up when irritated. The leading cause to Crohn’s disease is the process of being genetically…

Physiological stress is more frequent than physical stress and it may be induced by various social and emotional triggers. There is strong evidence that IBS is a stress-sensitive disorder. The treatment of IBS should be more focused on stress, whether than laxatives and medication. Stress and emotions can strongly affect the colon; it has many nerves that connect to the brain. The heart and lungs are controlled by the autonomic nervous system, which has been proven to respond to stress. IBS is…