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Diseases » Ileitis » Glossary

Glossary for Ileitis

Abdominal pain: A condition which is characterized by the sensation of pain that is located in the abdomen
Abdominal tenderness: Abdominal point tenderness refers to the pain you feel when pressure is applied to a specific part of the belly area
Anemia: Reduced ability of blood to carry oxygen from various possible causes.
Bacterial digestive infections: Bacterial infections affecting the gastrointestinal
Chronic digestive diseases: Any disorder causing ongoing chronic digestive complaints.
Crohn's disease: Crohn's disease causes inflammation of the digestive system. It is one of a group of diseases called inflammatory bowel disease. The disease can affect any area from the mouth to the anus. It often affects the lower part of the small intestine called the ileum.
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.
Digestive symptoms: Any symptoms affecting the digestive tract.
Gastrointestinal bleeding: Internal bleeding in the digestive tract
Intestinal blockage: Any blockage that occurs to the gastrointestinal system
Tuberculosis: Bacterial infection causing nodules forming, most commonly in the lung.
Typhoid fever: Fever from bacterial food poisoning.
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.
Weight loss: Loss of body weight.
Yersiniosis: A condition which is characterized by infectious diarrhea, enteritis, ileitis and occasionally septicaemia