High rates of psychiatric disorder have been documented in patients with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms among the general adult population and to determine if psychological distress such as depression and anxiety disorder is associated with gastrointestinal disorders. This is a cross sectional study conducted...

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Neurofibromatosis (NF) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder with a myriad of clinical manifestations . A gastrointestinal involvement which is present in 10 -25% of patients, is usually a systemic manifestation of generalised NF. We are describing a case of NF 1 with chronic constipation, in whom colonoscopy revealed a thickening of the colon wall with narrowing. A mucosal biopsy showed ne...

Gastrointestinal complaints without obvious organic causes confirmed by clinical laboratory analyses, endoscopy or radiology are often referred to functional entities. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional disorder in the gut. Careful examination of these patients may reveal other diagnoses of defined etiologies, e.g., enteric neuropathy, microscopic colitis, and primary ...

Achalasia is an uncommon oesophageal motor disorder characterized by failure of relaxation of the lower oesophageal sphincter and muscle hypertrophy, resulting in a loss of peristalsis and a dilated oesophagus. Gastrointestinal symptoms are invariably present in all cases of achalasia observed in adults. We report a case of a 34 year-old female patient with long standing history of asthma-like ...

In this chapter, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract that primarily affect areas other than the oral cavity are discussed. This chapter is not intended to be a complete review of all diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract; rather, emphasis is on the medical aspects, the dentist’s role as a primary health care provider in screening for undiagnosed conditions, and the dentist’s role in ...

Background Recently with the improvement of people’s living standards, eating fine, irregular life, lack of exercise and increased mental stress, the incidence of constipation is increasing. Gastrointestinal (GI) tract’s pressure information can reflect the dynamic disorder of gastrointestinal physiological and pathological changes, which is important in early diagnosis and treatment of constip...

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