What can cause the Digestive System to break down?

Acid Reflux - Gerd is a reflux disease which occurs when stomach contents wash up into the throat. Many people get GERD also known as reflux disease or heartburn.

If the symptoms are severe enough a primary care doctor may refer a patient to a gastroenterologist. EGD involves inserting a small camera on a flexible tube down someone’s throat. Doctors may make a patient swallow barium then do x-rays. By using a catheter running from the nose down to the throat. Doctors also perform esophageal manometry to measure the pressure where the throat joins the stomach.

Urinary System Problems - Urinary infections happen when bacteria enters the urine tract. It can affect the urethra, bladder or even the kidneys. Incontinence is a common disease of the urinary system. Some urine problems can come from the pelvic prolapse which is a leakage. Holding in your urine for an hour is okay but more than an hour is not okay which can lead you to getting UTI.

Tapeworms - Echinococcus tapeworms are very rare. Getting a echinococcus tapeworm can be very fatal to us humans. Eating something uncooked or raw could be infected by tapeworms. They can be found in streams, or in the water we drink, who knows.

The treatment to getting rid of tapeworms is getting treated by a professional. To make sure your pet has tapeworms which you probably hope 100 percent they don’t is to get a stool sample taken to see if your dog or cat has tapeworms. Cysticerci is more difficult to diagnose or treat. It may require blood tests, scans, or surgery.

Stomach Problems - The stomach has many conditions and diseases that can cause discomfort, pain, extreme pain or even death. The most common upset stomach problem is dyspepsia. Dyspepsia can be explained how your stomach is feeling. For example a feeling of being full after a meal, an uncomfortable feeling after eating, or burning and pain. Abdominal pain indigestion or heart burn only affects 25 percent of the human race each year. The cause of pain can either be a stomach flu/bug or even cancer.

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