Abdominal Disorders
Abdominal diseases are medical problems that affect the stomach, liver, pancreas, heart, intestines, and various other tissues and organs in the abdominal area. These disorders can be mild or serious, and they can cause many different symptoms, such as pain, bloating, vomiting, nausea, and diarrhoea.
Some of the most common problems with the abdomen are
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): In this chronic disease, stomach acid rushes back into the oesophagus, producing irritation and inflammation. GERD causes heartburn, regurgitation, and swallowing problems.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): This chronic digestive illness includes stomach discomfort, bloating, constipation, and diarrhoea. IBS is believed to be caused by gut muscle and nerve abnormalities.
Ulcerative Colitis: Colitis with ulcers is an inflammatory bowel condition that develops ulcers in the colon and rectum. Ulcerative colitis causes stomach discomfort, diarrhoea, and rectal bleeding.
Crohn's illness: A chronic inflammatory bowel illness, Crohn's may affect the digestive system from the mouth to the anus. Crohn’s disease causes stomach discomfort, diarrhoea, and weight loss.
Gallstones: The gallbladder may generate hardened bile deposits called gallstones. They produce severe stomach discomfort, nausea, and vomiting.
However, generic abdominal problem symptoms include:
Abdominal diseases sometimes cause pain. It might be minor or excruciating.
However, generic abdominal problem symptoms include:
Abdominal diseases sometimes cause pain. It might be minor to excruciating.
Heartburn/Acidity: Heartburn, which is also known as acidity, causes a burning chest feeling after eating or laying down. The lower esophageal sphincter (LES), a muscular valve between the stomach and oesophagus, fails to seal correctly. This lets stomach acid and food pass through the esophagus, causing inflammation and irritation.
Indigestion: Also known as dyspepsia, indigestion may produce upper abdominal pain, bloating, and a sense of fullness after or during eating. Nausea, belching, and heartburn might result.
Constipation: A common digestive issue, constipation causes difficulties passing stool or infrequent bowel motions. It causes stiff, dry faeces, straining, and incomplete evacuation.
Abdominal cramps: Many digestive system disorders induce abdominal cramping. It causes acute stomach pain, bloating, diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, and vomiting. gastroenteritis, IBS/IBD, food allergies/intolerance, menstruation, and gynecological diseases are major causes of abdominal cramps. Abdominal diseases can cause bloating. Excess gas, liquids, or food might cause this.
Belching: Burping is exhaling stomach air via the mouth. It releases consumed or generated air.
Flatulence: The rectum expels gas from the digestive system. Swallowing air, eating specific meals, digestive issues, drugs, anxiety, stress, malabsorption syndrome, and more may induce it, which is a natural body function.
Nausea and vomiting: Many stomach illnesses generate these symptoms. From dyspepsia to major gastrointestinal diseases, these symptoms may vary from moderate to severe.
Loss of appetite: Abdominal problems may reduce appetite or induce early satiety. Abdominal problems may induce unintentional weight loss or increase. Chronic abdominal issues may produce weariness and malaise.
Fever: Infections, inflammation, and digestive issues may cause fever. Gastroenteritis, IBD, Appendicitis, Diverticulitis, Pancreatitis, Peritonitis, and other abdominal illnesses may induce fever.
Bowel issues: Blood, mucus, or black, tarry stools may suggest stomach problems. These symptoms might be caused by many different illnesses than stomach problems. To find the reason for these symptoms, visit a doctor.