How to Determine a Cause of Abdominal Pain The cause of abdominal (stomach) pain can be determined from: 1. Pain LOCATION: Right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain may be from gallstones, bile ducts dysfunction, liver diseases, right kidney or ureteral disorders or right adrenal gland Left upper quadrant (LUQ) pain may be >> Read More ...
Persistent insomnia (sleeplessness) in children can be caused by a number of factors and should be taken seriously as children are known for being able to sleep well compared to adults. Child insomnia varies in definition depending on the age group, pattern of sleeplessness and associated signs and symptoms of >> Read More ...
Sudden Stress and Bowel Incontinence It is known that strong fear, unpleasant surprise, pain, gross scene or other strong stimuli or feelings may cause temporary bowel incontinence – an inability to prevent the passage of the stool. Strong sensory stimuli may cause excitation of the vagus nerve and pelvic nerves >> Read More ...
Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive disease that requires a multi-pronged approach to treatment. Unlike other medical diseases, alcoholism is not only a physiological disease but has psychological and social contributing factors. Therefore alcohol treatment has to target all aspects of the alcoholic’s physical, >> Read More ...
Alcohol withdrawal sign and symptoms may vary depending on the level of alcohol dependence. Withdrawal symptoms may not be present in every case of alcohol addiction and is usually not present in alcohol abusers and binge drinkers. Alcohol withdrawal sign and symptoms may last between 7 to 10 days during the alcohol detox >> Read More ...
Acute Ischemic Colitis Acute ischemic colitis refers to an inflammation of the colon (a part of the large intestine) due to impairment of the blood flow to the colon. Sudden left side abdominal pain and blood in the bowel movement, appearing in a person after 50 years of age, are characteristic symptoms. The resulting >> Read More ...
Alcoholism is not a clearly defined condition as the presentation differs among alcohol users. From alcohol abuse to alcohol addiction, the broad term of ‘alcoholism’ depends on the extent that alcohol usage is affecting a person’s health and social functioning. Definition of Alcoholism Alcoholism is a >> Read More ...
What Is Ischemic Colitis? Ischemic colitis is inflammation of the colon ( a part of the large intestine) due to impaired blood flow (colonic ischemia), usually appearing in persons after 50 years of age. This may trigger sudden (acute) or long term (chronic) abdominal pain, blood in the stool and diarrhea. Injury of >> Read More ...
Diabetes and Diarrhea In both diabetes type 1 and type 2, diarrhea (loose bowel movements) may appear from several reasons: 1. Usual Causes of Diarrhea There are several causes of acute (sudden) diarrhea, and chronic diarrhea that can affect anyone including diabetics. 2. Sugar-Free Foods “Low-calorie >> Read More ...
The Colon The colon is the part of the large intestine, lying between the cecum and the rectum (Picture 1). It is the muscular tube, which starts in the lower right abdomen as the continuation of the small intestine, runs up as the ascending colon toward the liver, turns left and runs below the rib cage as the >> Read More ...
