1. Reflux oesophagitis (gastro esophageal reflux disease) – A backward flow of gastric contains in to the esophagus causing symptoms like heart burn.
2. Dysphagia – Difficulty if swallowing
3. Irritation
4. Gastritis – Inflammation of a stomach wall. When the amount of mucous in the stomach wall is insufficient to protect the surface of stomach from HCL the gastritis occur.
Courses:
· High acid
· Drugs (All pain killers but except paracetamol)
· Alcohol and smoking
· Some bacteria (helicobacter pylori)
5. Duodenal ulcers / gastric ulcers - Ulceration (wounds) of the duodenal or gastric wall this is the next stage of gastritis.
Reasons are same as gastritis.
6. Dyspepsia – This include heart burn and abdominal discomfort (food related). Normally occur with reflux disease, gastric ulcers and gastric cancers.
7. Ulcerative colitis – inflammation and ulcers of the colon including rectum which may be some times infected from external bacteria.
8. Diarrhea – pass out of watery stools.
Reasons:
(a)Infections
1. bacteria (cholera, typhoid)
2. Amoebic
3. Viral
(b)Food related diarrhea - Due to bacterial toxins.
9. Constipation – Incomplete or infrequent action of the bowel with pass out of hard stool.
10. Vomiting (Emesis) – This is a symptom of a underlying disorder. Before treating the cause for vomiting has to be treated.