AdventHealth Orlando Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center of Excellence takes a multidisciplinary approach to treating intestinal failure, offering new hope to patients
As part of its Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center of Excellence, AdventHealth Orlando has assembled a multidisciplinary team of experts to care for patients suffering from intestinal failure under the leadership of board-certified colorectal surgeon John Monson, MD. A condition in which the body’s gastrointestinal system is unable to absorb necessary fluids, nutrients, and electrolytes. Intestinal […]
Inherited genes are associated with increased risk of intestinal diverticular disease
Researchers at the University of Queensland have used genetics to show that much of the risk of developing a common and sometimes fatal bowel disease is inherited. Dr Yeda Wu and Professor Naomi Ray from the UQ Institute of Molecular Biosciences are investigating the role of intestinal diverticular disease (DivD), an overlooked and under-studied disease […]
narrowing of the intestinal lumen
A lumen is an opening inside a tubular body structure that is lined with body tissue known as an epithelial membrane. Examples of body structures with internal cavities include the large intestine, small intestine, veins, and arteries. The origin of the name is from Latin lumens, its one meaning is “light”. This is probably because […]
Assess intestinal problems through anorectal manometry
Dear Doctor: I have been having trouble with bowel movements and my doctor started talking about gastrointestinal motility. Could you please explain what that is? She also wants you to undergo something called an anorectal manometry test. She would like to know more about it too. Dear Reader: Your symptoms have alerted your doctor to […]
Physical therapy for intestinal diseases | Health
carla conlian Coastal Point | Submitted Most people don’t know that pelvic floor therapy can help manage bowel disease. Physical therapists can assess and treat the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular components of bowel dysfunction to improve the patient’s quality of life. Bowel disorders that have been shown to improve with physical therapy include: • Fecal incontinence. […]
High gastrointestinal symptom burden in Fabry disease unrelated to intestinal motility
A recent study showed that problems moving food through the gastrointestinal system were not the main cause of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in patients with Fabry disease. This condition, which affects a patient’s quality of life, can result from dysfunction of the nerve cells that control intestinal reflexes. the study, “Gastrointestinal sensory neuropathy and movement disorders […]