Glossary for Whipworm

• Bloody diarrhea: Diarrhea with blood in stool
• Bloody stool: Blood appearing in the stool.
• Celiac Disease: Digestive intolerance to gluten in the diet.
• Diarrhea: Loose or watery stool.
• Gastrointestinal bleeding: Internal bleeding in the digestive tract
• Giardia: Contagious parasitic digestive infection
• Hookworm: Worm spread through feces with poor sanitation.
• Intermittent stomach pain: The occurrence of stomach pain that occurs on an intermittent basis
• 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.
• No symptoms: The absence of noticable symptoms.
• Rectal prolapse: Protruding rectum through the anus
• Roundworm: A worm of the class nematode
• Strongyloidiasis: A parasitic infectious disease involving the intestines and caused by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis. Infection usually occurs in crowded, unsanitized populations.
• Tapeworms: Parasitic worm infestation of digestive or other organs.
• Tropical sprue: A rare digestive disease where the small intestine can't absorb nutrients properly.
• Weight loss: Loss of body weight.
• Worm conditions: Any condition that is caused by infestation of worms

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