DISORDERS OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM::
Peptic ulcer Disease::
It is a circumscribed ulceration of mucous membrane penetrating through the muscularis mucosa and occuring in areas bathed by acid and pepsin in the stomach and /or duodenum when in the stomach it is gastric ulcer and when in the duodenum it is named as duodenal ulcer Disturbed mind producing excessive vagal activity resulting in excessive acid secretion is responsible for the ulcers lrritating food is supplementary to ulcer formation
Endoscopy::
It is a technique to view the hollow organs from inside viewing stomach from inside with light and magnification is called gastroscopy it is a good diagnostic tool for stomach disorders particularly peptic ulcers
Appendicitis::
It is the inflammation of the vermiform appendix it is a vestigeal structure at the illeo-caecal junction which is operable if disturbing
Peritonitis::
It is acute inflammation of visceral and parietal peritoneum of the abdomen which is a surgical entity
Flatulence::
It is the accumulation of gas in the stomach and /or intestine arising from aerophagy intestinal fermentation deficient absorption or constipation
Haemorrhoids (piles)::
These are the swellings containing dilated or varicose veins sitated in the mucous membranes of the rectum or skin around the anus
Fatty liver::
The accumulation of triglycerides in the liver in the amount sufficient to be visible on light microscopy
Hepatitis::
It is an inflammatory process in the liver characterised clinically and histologically by the evidence of diffuse or patchy hepatocellular nercrosis affecting all lobules common inflammations are amoebic hepatitis and viral hepatitis
Cirrhosis of the liver::
It is the hardening of the liver and blocking of the liver sinusoids thus affecting adversely the liver functions it often produces ascities i.e free fluid in the abdomen
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