Guide to early symptoms of all diseases and disorders
Chron’s disease was named after gastroenterologist Burill Bernard Crohn. This is a medical condition in which the body’s immune system wrongly identifies the gastrointestinal tract as an intruder and attacks it. It is also known as granulomatous enteritis and colitis. It is locally called as inflammatory bowel disease. It mainly affects the gastrointestinal (GI) tract [...]
Stomach ulcer medically termed as peptic ulcer is a hole or erosion of about 1/8 to 3/4 of an inch in the Gastrointestinal(GI) tract. The erosion is caused by Helicobacter pyroli (H. pyroli), a bacteria that resides in acidic region of the stomach. Use of inflammatory drugs such as aspirin and some NSAIDs (non-steroid anti-inflammatory [...]
Gallstones form when deposits of digestive fluid get hardened and remain in your gallbladder. The gall bladder is a organ which is in the shape of a pear. It is located on the right side of the abdomen, slightly below the liver. The digestive fluid that facilitates the working of the gall bladder is called [...]
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a medical disorder that is caused due to the tension at the carpal tunnel that squeezes the median nerve running through it. The wrist is composed with a set of bones called carpus bones, tissues, tendons and a median nerve. The Enclosed narrow space between the bones and the wrist is [...]
The spinal cord and the brain are covered by a membrane called the meninges. Meningitis is a disease in which the meninges become inflamed. This disease is fatal if left untreated. Meningitis is very hard to identify as the symptoms overlap with other common diseases including flu. Meningitis symptoms vary for Baterial Meningitis and Viral [...]
Cystic Fibrosis or CF is a genetic disorder involving the mucus glands. The disease affects both the digestive and respiratory systems along with the reproductive system and sweat glands. This gene responsible for this disease is recessive, or in other words you need to have two of the defective genes to actually have the disease. [...]
The condition in which the appendix suffers from inflammation is called appendicitis. It is attached to the large intestine. If appendicitis is left untreated, it can result in the death of the person. The purpose of this organ is not fully understood and the only thing that is certain is that its removal does not [...]