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 ...
Intestinal Absorption Tests Chronic abdominal bloating and gas, diarrhea or unintentional weight loss (malabsorption syndrome) may result from reduced absorption of nutrients in the small intestine due to: Lactose intolerance. Fructose malabsorption. Food allergies and food intolerances (Tests) Food poisoning, parasites, >> Read More ...
Stool Test Stool tests are done to find a cause of unexplained chronic or heavy acute diarrhea, anemia or weight loss. Tests may reveal intestinal parasites, bacterial infection, celiac disease or Crohn’s disease, blood and various substances (fats, reducing substances) that speak for intestinal malabsorption. How to >> Read More ...
FOOD ALLERGY TESTS How to prepare for allergy testing? Antihistamine and antidepressant drugs should be stopped 3-5 days before testing, but only with doctor’s approval. Skin Prick Test A skin prick test can confirm allergies to certain foods. A drop of a dissolved food sample is placed on the forearm, and pricked >> Read More ...
Blood Tests in Gallbladder Disease When upper right abdominal pain suggests gallbladder disease or obstruction of the common bile duct, the following blood tests may be performed: Bilirubin and liver enzyme alkaline phosphatase (AP) are often elevated in cases of gallstones in the gallbladder and common bile duct (1) >> Read More ...
What is a Colonoscopy? Colonoscopy (Greek kolon = large intestine; skopein= to watch) is a diagnostic procedure during which a doctor – usually gastroenterologist – inspects the inner lining (mucosa) of your colon and rectum by a flexible viewing tube – colonoscope – that has a camera and >> Read More ...
People often ask which foods to add into the diet to stop diarrhea when this has already started. In most cases however, certain foods have to be avoided to stop diarrhea. Anyway, let’s see in which types of diarrhea, adding certain foods into a diet can help. 1. Toddler’s Diarrhea Toddlers, fed with excessive >> Read More ...
1. Flood Water Is Contaminated Flood water may contain sewage from rivers, soil and manure from fields, dead animals, dust from roads and factory yards, and other dirt. Such a water may contain eventually harmful chemicals, bacteria and parasites. Do not drink flood water or store it for watering plants or any other >> Read More ...
How Can Healthy Food Cause Diarrhea in a Healthy Person? There are several foods that may not seem like an obvious diarrhea trigger but can still cause loose bowel movements in a person. It is important to understand why this abnormality in bowel habit may occur specifically after eating these foods. 1. Overeating >> Read More ...
What Is Protein Losing Enteropathy? In protein losing enteropathy (Greek enteron = intestine; pathy = disease), proteins are lost through the gut wall into the gut hollow, resulting in low blood proteins and leg swelling. Proteins are lost through the damaged gut wall (see causes bellow) or through intact gut wall >> Read More ...
