Gastrology 2025, February

Crohn's disease is more and more common in children. Not only are the accompanying abdominal pain and diarrhea bothersome, it can also lead to ...…

Exudative enteropathy occurs when the balance between protein production and breakdown, which is essential for the proper functioning of the body, ...…

Stomach neurosis can make your life sick. Before an important meeting or exam, your stomach hurts. Sometimes you can't leave the bathroom because you are afraid of compromise ...…

Whipple's disease is a systemic bacterial infection that mainly affects the small intestine. It's rare, but it's important to understand its symptoms and causes. Check how to ...…

Even 15-20 years ago, surgeons removed part of the stomach to heal peptic ulcer disease. Today, the stomach is removed - or part of it - only in case of ...…

Pancreas transplant can be a method of treating type 1 diabetes. People struggling with this disease most often undergo simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplantation ...…

Pharaoh's revenge is a common ailment that affects tourists spending their holidays in Egypt and other Arab countries or in Turkey. Gastrointestinal complaints ...…

Laparotomy is a procedure that involves opening the abdominal wall. Laparotomy can be exploratory (diagnostic) or curative. But in what situations in ...…

Gas build-up in the intestines is normal - most often it is the result of rushing eating or dietary mistakes. Sometimes, however, flatulence is symptomatic ...…

It would seem that no one needs instructions on this matter. And yet - this activity, although as natural as possible, is only apparently simple. Worth knowing ...…

Urolithiasis includes chronic pain in the right hypochondrium, attacks of the so-called biliary colic, nausea, yellowing of the outer membranes of the eyes, itchy skin, ...…

Winds, gases, belching are a natural byproduct of carbohydrate breakdown. However, they can sometimes signal that your digestion is not normal. It's worth ...…

Liver overload manifests itself in different ways. If you are overweight, have high blood pressure or are constantly tired and have a bad mood, your liver may become too intense ...…

The liver segregates valuable compounds and separates them from…

A liver abscess is a sharply delimited reservoir containing necrotic tissue, i.e. pus. It is a focal lesion of the liver, most often ...…

Diseases of the duodenum affect the entire body, because although it is small, the duodenum plays an important role in the digestive system. If you feel sudden and sharp ...…

Colic can catch any of us. Both infants and adults have colic. These are sharp pains caused by contractions of the walls of organs, e.g. of the intestines or d ...…

After pain, digestive problems are the second reason why you use over-the-counter medications. We use them to relieve heartburn, flatulence and constipation. Worth knowing ...…

Scurvy, known as the sailors' disease, is a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Scurvy was described by Hippocrates (c. 460 BC ....…

An intestinal fistula is a pathological entero-cutaneous junction. It can arise after any surgical intervention in the gastrointestinal tract. Though no ...…

Pseudomembranous enteritis is a specific form of post-antibiotic diarrhea, i.e. the type that occurs during or after antibiotic therapy ...…

The stomach flu usually starts out like the flu - with a fever and feeling unwell. But with the stomach flu quickly ailments more typical ...…

Boerhaave syndrome, a spontaneous rupture of the esophagus, is a rare but potentially fatal condition. Unfortunately, due to non-specific symptoms that ...…

Gastroparesis is a disorder of the digestive tract. As a result of autonomic neuropathy, gastric emptying is delayed despite the lack of ...…

Esophageal achalasia is a disease whose characteristic symptom is dysphagia, i.e. disturbed swallowing. However, they may complain of difficulty swallowing like this ...…

Liver cysts are usually detected incidentally on imaging examinations of the abdominal cavity. Liver cysts are rarely symptomatic in the early stages of development ....…

A diaphragmatic hernia is caused by a break in the continuity of the diaphragm, which causes the abdominal organs to invert to the chest leading to ...…

Umbilical hernia is the most common birth defect that occurs in infants. In adults, it can arise when the inner layer of the muscles is weakened ...…

Laparoscopy turned out to be a breakthrough in surgery. Still, it raises discussions. Proponents say - a wonderful invention. Opponents are trying to find a weak point ...…

The intestinal microbiota is all the microorganisms that live in the large intestine. Among them, the best recognized are the bacteria found in a he althy person ...…