Articles on gastroenterology

How to effectively cleanse the body of impurities and toxins The main cause of poor health, along with lack of sleep, stress and fatigue, is the accumulation of harmful substances in the body that negatively affect all functions. Slags clog blood vessels, accumulate in tissues and provoke the develo

Summer is the season of vibrant berries and fruits, vegetables and fruits that you may want to introduce to your baby. However, a pressing question during this time is: when should you start introducing vegetables and fruits, how, and in what quantities to ensure it doesn’t harm the child'

It's only May, and the markets and supermarkets are already selling the first berries: strawberries and cherries. However, the first summer berries and fruits can be dangerous for your body if you do not follow the safety rules that Oksana Ivanova, a gastroenterologist of the highest category at

EUS — in a short abbreviation, the encrypted words endoscopic ultrasonography. This is a high-tech method of examining organs of the gastrointestinal tract. Its uniqueness is that it includes two types of diagnostics at once — endoscopy and ultrasound examination.

Symptoms of stomach cancer in women and men, treatment Gastric cancer is a malignant tumor from the epithelial cells of the gastric mucosa. In terms of prevalence, it is among the "ten" most common cancers. Treatment of stomach cancer in the early stages helps to extend the life expectancy of patien

Symptoms of spastic colitis and its other forms, treatment Colitis is inflammation of the mucous membrane of any part of the large intestine. Symptoms of the chronic form of this disease are present in half of the patients who were diagnosed with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Usually men

Treatment of arterial hypotension and other types of it Hypotonia is a decrease in tone that can affect many structures of the human body. Such a condition is dangerous due to functional disorders on the part of organs and systems. Arterial hypotension Arterial hypotension is a decrease in blood pr

Symptoms and treatment of opisthorchiasis in adults and children Opistorchosis is a parasitic disease that occurs when tapeworms enter the human body. These helminths affect the pancreas and liver. Opisthorchosis in children and adults is diagnosed in 2/3 of all cases of helminthic lesions. Symptom

Gall bladder cancer: causes, symptoms and diagnosis The development of neoplasia in the gallbladder and ducts occurs in 2-8% of cases from the total number of registered oncological neoplasms. Risk factors Among some regularities that increase the risk of the development of pathology, such as: Ge

Intestinal infections in children and adults: symptoms and treatment Intestinal infections are a large group of pathologies, the cause of which is the penetration of pathogenic bacteria or viruses into the gastrointestinal tract. The main signs of an intestinal infection in adults and children are d

The development of malignant formations in the area of ​​the small intestine is an infrequent pathology. Diseases occur in 3-4% of all oncological processes occurring in the gastrointestinal tract. Men over 60 years of age are more prone to the problem, in women, the pathology is detected twice as o

Often, doctors will encounter such a complaint as a feeling of a lump in the throat. Explanations vary from patient to patient. Some claim unpleasant sensations and tingling in the throat, others complain of heartburn and squeezing. Some patients claim that a lump and pain in the throat occur only i

What to do in case of an attack of acute pancreatitis Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammation of the pancreas accompanied by girdling pain in the upper abdomen. The disease is based on partial or complete necrosis of the organ. Emergency care for pancreatitis should begin with the treatment of

Severe acute abdominal pain: causes and treatment Pain is an indicator that some pathological process is taking place in the body. Unfortunately, many people ignore the recommendation to immediately consult a doctor and begin to fight pain on their own, using drugs with an analgesic effect. But the

Causes and symptoms of intestinal obstruction in adults, treatment and rehabilitation Intestinal obstruction is a dangerous condition for health and life. The pathology is included in the so-called acute surgical five and requires immediate medical assistance. To avoid serious consequences, it is wo

What is cholecystitis. Treatment of cholecystitis in adults Cholecystitis is an inflammatory lesion of the mucous membrane of the gallbladder. Chronic calculous cholecystitis is increasingly common in pathology statistics - inflammation with the presence of one or more stones in the lumen of the gal

Signs of the adhesion process of the abdominal cavity, development, treatment The adhesion process often occurs after surgical interventions on the organs of the abdominal cavity. It can pass without any manifestations, but it can also cause quite pronounced discomfort. In some cases, the adhesion p