digestive conditions Flashcards
anorexia nervosa
self starvation
cause- stress
publicly
bulimia
vomiting or use of laxatives to lose weight/teeth get weak> done in secret
rickets
bowed legs. lack of vitamin D> sun oranges (Ca)
Night blindness
lack of vitamin A
cant distinguish figures at night/dark
“cure” - eat carrots
Scurvy
bleeding gums; lack of vitamin C, not enough citrus
ulcers
open sore in stomach due to HCI
Jaudice
vile in the bloosteam; yellow color
colitis
inflamed colon (wrong- “nervous stomach)
diverticulitis
food caught in the haustra < bubbles
hemorrhoids
inflamed rectal veins, broken blood vessels,strained to go to the bathroom
constipation
colon reabsorbed too much H2O
Diarrhea
colon reabsorbs too little H2O
Cirrhosis of the liver
liver hard and fibrous, veiny stomach, (drinking), avoid alcohol
hepatitis
inflammation of the liver (virus)
Gall stones
hardened pieces of bile in the gallbladder