cases are reported below :? Case 1.?M. C. M., Hindu male, aged 28 years. Complaints of frequent attacks of diarrhoea for the last five years, indigestion, loss of appetite, flatulence, vague pain in the abdomen. Had been treated by his village doctor with emetine but had no improvement. On palpation of the abdomen nothing could be detected. Stool was examined, and numerous trophic forms of Giar...

To ingest milk the lactose is hydrolyzed (processed) in the small intestines, for this to happen the small intestines secretes the enzyme called lactase which splits the lactose molecule in two producing sugar glucose and galactose; this is then absorbed into the bloodstream. If the lactose remains unhydrolyzed i.e not processed it can lead to intestinal symptoms including stomach gas, distensi...

Successful breastfeeding depends on an infant’s latching onto the mother’s breast correctly. If an excessive amount of air reaches the stomach due to a poor latch, abdominal distension, belching, and flatulence often develop. This may be the result of pathologic aerophagia. Aerophagia (from the Greek word aerophagein: “to eat air”) is excessive swallowing of air during feeding. A poor or incorr...

flatulence with marked borborygmi, abdominal pain and diarrhoea began, and have continued ever since. His motions watery and undigested, three to seven a day> were associated with griping pains before and after. yn exertion he had difficulty in breathing and pain over the praecordia, his legs became stiff and he had to stop and rest. He complained also of more or less constant peculiar pulling ...

Lactose is a prominent sugar found in all diary products, as well as in mother's milk. Lactose maldigestion/intolerance is the term used to describe the inability to digest lactose in milk and milk products, producing symptoms of intestinal gas, abdominal distension, and flatulence with loose, watery, acidic diarrhea.Adverse reactions to the lactose portion of milk are primarily related to the ...

Acarbose, which is clinically widely used to treat Type 2 Diabetes, is thought to act at the small intestine by competitively inhibiting enzymes that delay the release of glucose from complex carbohydrates, thereby specifically reducing post prandial glucose excursion. The major side-effect of treatment with acarbose, flatulence, occurs when undigested carbohydrates are fermented by colonic bac...

Cecal perforation due to barotrauma is an increasingly recognized complication of colonoscopy when using room air for insufflation. CO2 is increasingly being utilized for insufflation due to more rapid absorption compared to ambient air and results in reduced post-procedural pain and flatulence. Use of CO2 is thought to protect against barotrauma injury, and use of CO2 during endoscopy has not ...

Excessive gas (flatulence), frequent burping (eructation), and abdominal rumbling (borborygmi) are some of the other bloating-related symptoms that may be present in some patients. In a US household survey, 16% of the population reported having bloating or distension, and three quarters of them found it to be moderate to severe. Almost half (43%) reported using a medication for it. Not surprisi...

0001953 T-24153 Elastase findings can be used for the diagnosis or the exclusion of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Correlations between low levels and chronic pancreatitis and cancer have been reported. Fat Stain: Microscopic determination of fecal fat using Sudan IV staining is a qualitative procedure utilized to assess fat absorption and to detect steatorrhea. Muscle fibers in the stool a...

Guava (Psidium guajava Linn.) Family Myrtaceae is important plant used traditionally for medicinal purposes. Guava is rich in antioxidants compounds and contains a high level of ascorbic acid. The pharmacological actions and the medicinal uses of aqueous extracts of guava leaves in folk medicine include the treatment of various type of gastrointestinal disturbances such as vomiting, diarrhea, i...