Intestinal Conditions

Intestinal Conditions: Introduction

Any condition affecting the intestines. The intestines are a part of the digestive system that starts at the stomach exit and ends at the anus. It consists of the small and large intestine. Conditions that can affect the intestines are diarrhea, obstruction, infection and ulcers.

Symptoms of Intestinal Conditions

• Frequent stools
• Watery stools
• Diarrhoea
• Blood in the stools
• Anorexia
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 11 symptoms of Intestinal Conditions

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Intestinal Conditions:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
  • Home Heavy Metal Poisoning Tests
• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Stomach Ulcer Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Test Kits
• more tests...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Intestinal Conditions

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Intestinal Conditions?

• Misdiagnosis of Intestinal Conditions
• Failure to diagnose Intestinal Conditions
• Hidden causes of Intestinal Conditions (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Intestinal Conditions

Intestinal Conditions: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Intestinal Conditions:

• Digestive Health
• more product offers...»

Intestinal Conditions: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Intestinal Conditions

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known,...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In fact, it's more likely to be an ...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see ...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Intestinal Conditions

Intestinal Conditions: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
  • Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Intestinal Conditions

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Intestinal Conditions:

• Digestive Health (Gastroenterology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Intestinal Conditions, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Intestinal Conditions: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Rare Types
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Rare Types
  • Celiac Disease -- Rare Types
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Rare Types
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Pancreatitis -- Rare Types
  • Gallstones -- Rare Types
  • Lactose Intolerance -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Intestinal Conditions

Read more about causes of Intestinal Conditions.

More information about causes of Intestinal Conditions:

• Intestinal Conditions as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Intestinal Conditions

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Intestinal Conditions

Medical research articles related to Intestinal Conditions include:

• Irritable bowel syndrome
• more research...»

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Videos for Intestinal Conditions

Patient Surveys for Intestinal Conditions

• Patient Profile Survey
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Reseach about Intestinal Conditions

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Clinical Trials for Intestinal Conditions

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Intestinal Conditions include:

• Immune Regulation in Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Safety and Efficacy of Using NaviAid BGE Device (Balloon Guided Endoscopy) For Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Humanized Anti-IL-2 Receptor Monoclonal Antibody in Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Daclizumab
• The Influence of 5Aminosalicylates on Thiopurine Metabolite Levels - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - 5-aminosalicylate (Pentasa, Ferring)
• NICE: Nolpitantium Besylate In Patients With Ulcerative Colitis a Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Efficacy and Safety Study - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Nolpitantium besylate
• more trials...»

See full list of 1096 Clinical Trials for Intestinal Conditions

Statistics for Intestinal Conditions

• Medical statistics for Intestinal Conditions
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Intestinal Conditions
• Death and Mortality statistics for Intestinal Conditions
• Society statistics for Intestinal Conditions

Types of Intestinal Conditions

• Small intestine conditions
• Large intestine conditions
• Bowel conditions
• Amebic dysentery
• Ascariasis
• more types...»

See full list of 19 Types of Intestinal Conditions

Curable Types of Intestinal Conditions

Possibly curable types of Intestinal Conditions include:

• Giardiasis
• Amoebiasis
• Electrolyte imbalance related intestinal disorders
• Intestinal leiomyosarcoma
• Dientamoebiasis
• more types...»

Rare Types of Intestinal Conditions:

Rare types of Intestinal Conditions include:

• Alcohol related neuropathies leading to gastroparesis
• Electrolyte imbalance related intestinal disorders
• Intestinal leiomyosarcoma
• Dientamoebiasis
• Balantidiasis
• more types...»

Stories from Users Related to Intestinal Conditions

Related forums and medical stories:

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  • Diarrhea after eating
  • More user stories

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