Glossary for Amebiasis

Abdominal pain: A condition which is characterized by the sensation of pain that is located in the abdomen
Acute Appendicitis: Infection of the appendix
Amebic dysentery: Ameba-caused bacterial bowel infection and ulceration.
Bloody stool: Blood appearing in the stool.
Cholangitis: bile duct inflammation (cholangitis)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Severe chronic fatigue disorder often following infection.
Diabetic Diarrhea: Diarrhea that occurs in diabetics as a result of the damage done by diabetes to the digestive system. Digestive system damage is caused by intestinal neuropathy (damage to intestinal nerves) or bacterial overgrowth or both.
Diarrhea: Loose or watery stool.
Dysentery: A general term for various bacterial digestive disorders.
Entamoeba histolytica: Parasitic digestive infection.
Fever: Elevation of the body temperature above the normal 37 degrees celsius
Food poisoning: Poisoning from a substance or microbe in food.
Giardia: Contagious parasitic digestive infection
Hepatitis: Any type of liver inflammation or infection.
Inflammatory bowel disease: Any type of digestive condition caused by bowel inflammation.
Irritable bowel syndrome: Spasms in the colon wall
Lactose Intolerance: Lactose intolerance is the inability to metabolize lactose, a sugar found in milk and other dairy products, because the required enzyme lactase is absent in the intestinal system or its availability is lowered.
Liver mass: A abnormal mass that is located in the liver.
Pancreatitis: Inflammation of the pancreas causing digestive complaints.
Rectal pain: Any type of rectal pain
Schistosomiasis: Parasitic fluke infection in developing countries
Ulcerative colitis: Ulcerative colitis (Colitis ulcerosa, UC) is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Ulcerative colitis is a form of colitis, a disease of the intestine, specifically the large intestine or colon, that includes characteristic ulcers, or open sores, in the colon.