Gastroenterology

Calculous cholecystitis - causes, symptoms and treatment

Calculous cholecystitis is an inflammation of the gallbladder associated with the deposition of stones formed from cholesterol, dyes of bile and calcium impurities. These deposits are localized in the bile lumen and ducts. Problems with the outflow of bile cause deterioration of blood circulation in the walls of the gallbladder, resulting in the release of numerous substances that cause inflammation. Over time, the process of multiplying bacteria. The course of calculous cholecystitis has a ...

  • 10-Jul-2018
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Atrophic gastritis - symptoms, causes and treatment

Atrophic gastritis is a chronic form of gastritis, which leads to the disappearance of parietal cells of the stomach and, as a result, to a decrease in the secretion of hydrochloric acid, a deficiency of vitamin B12 and megaloblastic anemia. This type of gastritis leads to the fact that the gastric mucosa is sharply thinned, and the glands atrophy. The onset of the disease is characterized by damage to the bottom of the stomach, then the production of hydrochloric acid and pepsinogen, the en...

  • 25-Jun-2018
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Duodenal ulcer

Duodenal ulcer is a chronic relapsing disease that occurs with periods of exacerbation and remission. The main sign of an ulcer is the formation of a defect (ulcer) in its wall. Often ulcers are affected not only by DPC, but also by the stomach (gastric ulcer), and other organs of the digestive system with the development of dangerous complications. The main symptom of exacerbation of duodenal ulcer is abdominal pain, which can irradiate to the lumbar spine, right hypochondrium, various abdo...

  • 29-Jul-2018
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Stones in the gallbladder - causes, symptoms and treatment

The gallbladder is the organ in which the bile produced by the liver accumulates. The latter is necessary for the digestion of food.If necessary, it is thrown into the duodenum. Bile is a complex substance that has a large amount of bilirubin and cholesterol. Stones in the gallbladder are formed due to stagnation of bile, during which the cholesterol is retained in the bladder and precipitates. This process is called the process of formation of "sand" - microscopic stones. If you do not elim...

  • 02-Jul-2018
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Abscess of the liver - symptoms, causes and treatment

Liver abscess is a disease that occurs as a result of purulent inflammation of the liver tissue, their death and the formation of a cavity filled with pus. Purulent-destructive formation can be single or multiple. In the diffuse form, multiple abscesses are formed, as a rule, rather small. Single - larger, sometimes there are two or three abscesses. In most cases, liver abscess develops as a secondary disease, more often in middle-aged and older people. The prognosis of the course of the dis...

  • 02-Jul-2018
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Hernia of the esophagus - symptoms, diet and treatment

The hernia of the esophagus, otherwise called the diaphragm, is the protrusion of its lower part through the aperture opening. Let's figure out what it is, and also consider the symptoms, diet and treatment of hernia of the esophagus. In the human body there is an important organ - the diaphragm, which consists of a muscular septum and divides the abdominal cavity from the chest cavity. In the diaphragm there is an opening consisting of muscle fibers through which the esophagus passes. Such ...

  • 10-Jul-2018
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Crohn's disease - symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

What is Crohn's disease is an inflammatory process that is characterized by granulomatous lesions of various segments of the digestive system. Foci of inflammation can be located in any part of the gastrointestinal tract - from the oral cavity to the anal canal. However, most often the disease is localized in the lumen of the intestine - in one or more fragments of the small or large intestine, turning it into a bed for granulomas. According to statistical data, such a disease in men is much...

  • 25-Jun-2018
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All about polyps in the gallbladder: symptoms, causes and treatment

Polyp is a benign neoplasm, which is a consequence of hyperplasia of the mucous membranes. They can affect various internal organs, including the gallbladder. Whether such diagnosis is dangerous, and what to do in a similar situation? Often polyps in the gallbladder are found in women older than 35 years. They can appear in men, but in this case their character will be slightly different. For women, hyperplastic polyps are most common, for men - cholesterol. What it is? Polyps are extensions...

  • 01-Aug-2018
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Gastritis - symptoms and treatment, signs of stomach gastritis

Gastritis is a term used to refer to inflammatory and dystrophic changes in the gastric mucosa (SOJ) that are different in origin and flow. Usually gastritis is manifested by pain syndrome and dyspeptic digestive disorders. If a person often eats an acute, salted or spicy food, the epithelium of the stomach is thinned, the cells lose their ability to resist gastric juice, and it begins to corrode the walls of the stomach, because of this there is this disease. Symptoms of stomach gastritis d...

  • 01-Aug-2018
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Gaseous formation in the intestines: causes, treatment and diet

The increased gas formation in the intestine, the causes and treatment of which we will consider, is called meteorism. The composition of intestinal gases is air, it penetrates into the human body during inhalation, carbon dioxide, which forms during processing inhaled air, and gaseous impurities, which are formed as a product of microbial activity. When a large number of such gases accumulate in the intestine, the stomach bursts, and it swells, then pain, discomfort, a large amount of gases...

  • 01-Aug-2018
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