Digestive System Disorders

• Gastrointestinal/Digestive System Diseases

  Diseases that affect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from the mouth to the anus
• Types of Gastrointestinal Diseases

  • Functional
  • Structural
• GERD - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease


  Occurs when stomach acid repeatedly flows back into the tube connecting your mouth and stomach (esophagus)
• Constipation


  Condition in which you may have fewer than three bowel movements a week; stools that are hard, dry, or lumpy; stools that are difficult or painful to pass
• Nausea


  A feeling of sickness or discomfort in the stomach that may come with an urge to vomit
• Food Poisoning


  Illness caused by the consumption of food or water contaminated with bacteria and/or their toxins, or with parasites, viruses, or chemicals
• Bloating


  Generally characterized by an excess buildup of gas, air or fluids in the stomach
• Diarrhea


  Passage of three or more loose or liquid stools per day
• Hemorrhoids


  Swelling of the veins or blood vessels in and around your anus and lower rectum
• Colon Cancer


  Disease in which cells in the colon or rectum grow out of control