Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an incurable mucus and sweat gland inherited disease. Its abnormal gene has a control issue with moving salt and water in and out of your cells.
As a result, cystic fibrosis causes your mucus to be sticky thick, rather than runny thin normal. And your sweat to be extremely salty.
Sticky [...]
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Filed under: Digestion, Infections ~ Bacteria, Lungs, Pancreas
Colonic (colon) disease is any disorder that affects your large intestine’s ability to function appropriately. Your large intestines, or colon, is where your body makes & stores stool.
Many disorders interfere with your colon’s ability to do its work, causing digestive problems. Some common causes for lower intestinal diseases include:
diverticulitis
ulcerative colitis
colorectal cancer
colonic (colon) polyps
irritable [...]
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Ulcerative colitis is an ulcer causing inflammatory bowel disease. Ulcers form in your rectum and colon lining at the site of inflammation, which has killed the healthy cells.
Ulcerative colitis usually starts sometime between late teens and early 30s. Its most common symptoms are abdominal pain coupled with bloody diarrhea. You may [...]
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Filed under: Anus, Colon, Digestion
Crohn’s disease, also known as ileitis or enteritis, is a chronic gastrointestinal system disorder causing inflammation anywhere along your digestive tract.
However, it most often affects the lower part of the small intestine (ileum), which is located on the lower right side of your abdominal (stomach) area.
The symptoms of Crohn’s Disease most often experienced are lower [...]
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Filed under: Digestion, Stomach Pain
Diverticulosis is a condition in which small pouches (diverticula) bulge out through weak spots in your colon and large intestine. If these pouches become inflamed or infected, typically causing lower left abdominal pain and tenderness, you have diverticulitis. Diverticular disease refers to both of these conditions.
Many with diverticulosis never have any discomfort, but some experience:
bloating
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Filed under: Colon, Digestion
