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Stool Terminology
Question | Answer |
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What is the difference between diarrhea and dysentery? | Diarrhea is a condition in which the stool is loose/watery, whereas dysentery is intestinal inflammation that can lead to blood/mucus/pus in the stool |
What condition causes heartburn and indigestion? | GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) |
What disease presents with abdominal pain, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, weight loss, and fever? | Crohns disease |
What is ischemic colitis? | An area of inflammation caused by interference with the blood flow to the colon |
What does it mean to be enteroinvasive? | Capable of invading the mucosal surface and sometimes the deeper tissues of the bowel |