Gastrointestinal (GI) Disorders in Pregnancy

Hyperemesis, gastrointestinal and liver disorders in pregnancy

Pregnant women may be affected by diseases of the gastrointestinal tract or liver. These disorders can be related or unrelated to pregnancy. Conditions unrelated to pregnancy can be pre-existing or co-incident. These diseases have varying effects on obstetric outcome. Severe liver disease in pregnancy is rare. We present some common gastrointestinal and liver disorders focussing on the diagnosi...

Pathophysiology of Neurogastroenterological Disorders: GI Motility and Sensory Disorders ORGANIZATION OF THE CONTROL OF GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY

ACUPUNCTURE AND GI TRACT DISORDERS About GI tract disorders

Around 2–4 in 1,000 people in Northern Europe have ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease (Rubin 2000). Both are chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract with several shared clinical features, but with largely distinct risk factors, genetic, immunological, anatomical and histological features, and response to therapy (DTB 2003). Their treatment, which includes med...

Fiber and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Rome Foundation Working Group for Food and Functional GI Disorders

Despite years of advising patients to alter their dietary and supplementary fiber intake, the evidence surrounding the use of fiber for functional bowel disease is limited. This paper outlines the organization of fiber types and highlights the importance of assessing the fermentation characteristics of each fiber type when choosing a suitable strategy for patients. Fiber undergoes partial or to...

ACUPUNCTURE AND GI TRACT DISORDERS About GI tract disorders

Around 2–4 in 1,000 people in Northern Europe have ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease (Rubin 2000). Both are chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract with several shared clinical features, but with largely distinct risk factors, genetic, immunological, anatomical and histological features, and response to therapy (DTB 2003). Their treatment, which includes med...

GI Motility Disorders in Elderly

With increasing age, there is functional impairment of the gastrointestinal tract which is also aggravated by the various co-morbidities and adverse effect of many medications 1. On the whole, there is reduced or impaired co-ordination of contraction of the muscular wall of the various parts of the gastrointestinal tract, leading to various types of mobility problems 2. The dramatic increase in...