Thick and small intestine: diseases, symptoms

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are quite widespread. Symptoms of them you can find out for yourself. In hospitals with severe cases of this or that disease, even children 6 to 7 years old fall into the hospital. The cause of many gastrointestinal diseases is malnutrition, abuse of fast food, lemonades and other harmful products. Consider the main diseases and their symptoms, so you can determine that you are dealing with abnormalities in the digestive tract.

Let's start with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. How do they affect the intestines? Diseases, the symptoms of which we describe, are inflammatory. They have common symptoms.

1. Diarrhea is in chronic form. Inflammatory process affects mainly the walls of the intestine. As a result, water can not be absorbed by the intestine, and its excess is discharged outward in the form of a liquid stool
2. Spasms and pain. The walls of the intestine as a result of diseases are very inflamed, and scarring is gradually forming in these places. They make intestinal obstruction difficult. This causes severe pain and periodic spasms during the movement of fecal matter through the lumen. Sometimes it can even be accompanied by vomiting.
3. A chair with blood. The cells of the intestine are highly inflamed, as a result of which the movement of stool can disrupt the integrity of the mucosa. Damaged places will begin to bleed.
4. Loss of appetite. Painful spasms, an inflammatory process on the walls of the intestine can cause a significant decrease in appetite.
5. Decreased body weight. The inflamed intestine can not fully absorb all the beneficial substances that come with food into the body. Because of this violation, a person gradually begins to lose weight.
6. Raise body temperature. This symptom is characteristic of many diseases of the intestine.

The difference between Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis is that the first of them can affect any part of the intestine, and the second one affects only the thick and direct intestines. Diseases, symptoms of more serious diseases will be considered below.

As a result of inflammatory processes in the intestine, additional disturbances can form. So, the lack of nutrients in the body leads to the appearance of cracks in the area of the anus. What brings unpleasant pain and causes the appearance of blood in the stool.

Ulcerative colitis can cause a severe complication in the form of paralysis, which affects the large intestine. The disease symptoms are as follows: high body temperature, pain, bloating, weakness. In this case, any movement of the contents in the intestine ceases. If this condition is not treated, it can lead to rupture of the colon, and then to peritonitis. And this is fraught with a lethal outcome. Therefore, you need to treat with great attention to your own health.

Crohn's disease and colitis increase the possibility of developing cancer, which affects the large intestine. Diseases, the symptoms, as you can see, become more severe. The main factor in the development of cancer is the duration of inflammatory disease. If a person is not engaged in treatment, then in time a malignant tumor can form. Any inflammatory process in the intestines at the initial stage can be easily cured, so do not start the disease.

Enteritis - a disease of the small intestine. Symptoms are the following: diarrhea, pain in the navel, the presence in the stools of undigested food, mucus, etc.

If you notice one of the forms of inflammation of the intestine, then do not hesitate and go to the gastroenterologist. The doctor will conduct a complete examination and prescribe you a cure and proper nutrition. This approach to your health will avoid any complications of the disease that has arisen.