what is intestinal bug,causes,signs and cure?
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Causes and Risks: \nThe cause of the disease is unknown. It usually affects people of Mediterranean ancestry. Symptoms usually begin between 5 and 15 years old. Inflammation in the lining of the abdominal cavity, chest cavity, or joints occurs. Painful, red swelling of the legs occurs in one-fourth of the affected people. Attacks may vary in severity of symptoms, and people are usually symptom free between attacks. \n\nPrevention: \nThere is no known way to prevent this disorder. \n\nSymptoms: \n\nfever or alternating chills and fever (relapsing) \nabdominal pain \nchest pain that occurs repeatedly (recurrent) \nabdominal pain that is recurrent or with similar pain in past \njoint pain that occurs repeatedly (recurrent) \nhip pain , knee pain , ankle pain , foot pain , pain over the small joints of the foot, shoulder pain , elbow pain , wrist pain , hand pain, pain over the small joints of the hand, or pain in other joints \n\nred, painful, swollen lower legs (excluding joints) \n\n\nSigns and Tests: \nThere is no specific test to diagnose this disease. Elimination of other possible diseases by laboratory tests or X-rays will help determine the diagnosis. \n\nTreatment: \nThe treatment is symptomatic and supportive. A low-fat diet may reduce the number and severity of attacks. The medication colchicine may also reduce the attacks. \n\nPrognosis: \nThe attacks usually run their course without treatment. No medicine to cure the disorder is available. \n\nComplications: \nDiscomfort is the primary complication. \n\nCall Your Healthcare Provider: \nCall your health care provider if symptoms develop (to rule out other possible causes of the symptoms).
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It could be IBS, or "Irritable Bowel Syndrome". \n\nContact a doctor.
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Typhoid fever (a.k.a. Enteric fever) is an illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi. Very common worldwide, it is transmitted by ingestion of food or water contaminated with feces from an infected person. The bacteria then multiply in the blood stream of the infected person and are absorbed into the digestive tract and eliminated with the waste.
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in a word...no. If you don't have this fixed ASAP you can end up with massive intestinal problems such as infections and obstruction. Get it fixed!
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This is also referred to as irritable bowel syndrome.  Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder that causes a variety of symptoms, including abdominal pain, diarrhea and/or constipation, bloating, gassiness, and cramping. Because these symptoms may be caused by a number of different bowel diseases, IBS is usually diagnosed only after your doctor determines you don't have a more serious problem. The severity of the disorder varies from person to person. Some people experience symptoms that come and go and are just mildly annoying, while others have such severe daily bowel problems that IBS affects their ability to work, sleep and enjoy life. In addition, symptoms may change over time. A person may have severe symptoms for several weeks and then feel well for months or even years. Most people are never cured of IBS, but the disorder is not related to any other disease and does not develop into any other disease, such as ulcerative colitis or colon cancer.  You can read more about it here\nhttp://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ibs/
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Conditions listing symptoms: Mucus stool: The following list of conditions have 'Mucus stool' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom. \nB\nBowel Obstruction ... passing jelly-like mucus\nC\nColitis ... mucus in stool\nCystic Fibrosis ... greasy stools, mucus in stool\nD\nDysentery ... mucus in stool\nG\nGiardia ... fatty stools\nI\nIntestinal obstruction ... passing jelly-like mucus\nIrritable bowel syndrome ... mucus in stool\nP\nProctitis ... pus in stool, mucus in stool\nR\nRectal prolapse ... mucus in stool\nS\nShigellosis ... mucus in stool\nU\nUlcerative colitis ... pus in stool, mucus in stool
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It very well could be from the antibiotics.  Antibiotics can wipe out some of the bacterial flora that are normally found in your digestive tract, leading to changes in how completely you digest food.  Diarrhea can often result, but even if it doesn't, you're bound to have stools that are more watery than normal, or even have a higher concentration of stomach acids present.  Stomach acids, in lower volumes, can slightly irritate the skin of the anus and make it itch.  Watery stools can make cleanliness tougher, and waste material--even in trace amounts--can irritate your skin, making it itch.  Since the antibiotic you're on is fairly powerful, I'd lay my money on betting between the two of the above scenereos.\n\nHere's a couple of things that you can try.  The first is to eat more yogurts (which list that they contain live cultures--not all do) or take pro-biotics to replace the benificial bacteria the antibiotics are killing; keep doing this for a few weeks after you complete the treatments to make sure you completely rebuild what was killed.  The second is to take a dab of either neosporin ointment or Zinc oxide cream, and apply it to your anus after each bowel movement.  This will help to sooth any itching, as well as prevent further irritation.  No need to slop it on!  Just a dab'll do ya.\n\nSince these antibiotics are prescription drugs, that means your doctor's familiar with the fact that you're taking them... so by all means, ask him or her for any suggestions they may have--they'll probably tell you what I just did, but I'd never pretend to know more than a health professional... better to hear it twice than not at all, right?\n\nTake heart!  At least the itching won't last forever!
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typhoid is a result of drinking contaminated water.\nif you've got typhoid there is no food or diet that can cure you 'but the help of a doctor
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No. there is no cure, but there is precaution to it.... \nAnd its easy and simple...\n\nFor the sufferers, U have to be careful in ur everyday life , especially NO DRINKIN & SMOKN\nAnd you hav to consult ur doctor even if u hav only a slight temperature, or just stomach ache.....\nThats what i suggest being a medical student
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There is no known cure for Irritable bowel syndrome,but there are many treatments out there which really help.finding your trigger foods,and foods which you are sensitive is really important.\n\nSome soothers\npeppermint and ginger tea\nfennel seeds,\nIsbacol From enzymatic therapy,(german product,clinically proven to soothe IBS)\nprobiotic supplementation,and digestive enzymes with meals\nreducing stress,stress has been scientifically proven to make IBS worse.\navoid wheat,dairy,raw vegetables and fatty foods during a flair up of Ibs,stick to pureed steamed vegetables in a blender,or smoothies.\nL-glutamine helps heal an inflamed gut,and the product seacure,is fish peptides high in l-glutamine helps heal the gut lining,clinical evidence of improvement.
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For some bugs, poop is like preprocessed foods. Easier to get the nutrients than before it was digested by us. Poop is mostly water and bacteria (E Coli from your bowel), and many bugs eat bacteria. To them, it is like a small pond's worth of bacteria distilled down into a concentrated energy bar.
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IBS is here to stay - relief symptoms but no cure. May want to find out what aggrevates it and stay away from that food.
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Wives tale.  Only ingesting the larvae of worms will give you the infection.  The usual method of infection is oral-fecal, meaning you ate something that wasn't washed properly or you didn't wash your hands after touching microscopic amounts of feces with larvae in it.
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Abdominal pain, loss of appetite, lassitude. Hookworms can cause anemia. Strongyloides stercoralis can cause dysentery. Pinworms cause itching in the back passage at night.Whipworms can cause appendicitis. Roundworms, if many can obstruct the intesine, leading to abdomonal pain, distension and vomiting.They can also enter the bile duct and cause jaundice.
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Could be IBS== irritable bowel syndrome. Go see your internist.
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Hi Margaret\n\nHere are some ideas to heal the condition.\n\nCauses\nIBS can be caused by a variety of factors, including poor diet and nutrition, food allergies, imbalanced levels of hydrochloric acid, impaired immunity, infections, lack of exercise, pharmaceutical drugs, and stress.\n\n\nQuick Action Plan for IBS\n\n1. Avoid all sugars, refined flour products, and carbohydrates, milk and dairy products, processed foods that contain preservatives and artificial sweeteners, alcohol, hydrogenated and trans-fatty oils, as well as foods that are common allergens. \n\n2. Emphasize organic, fresh vegetables and non-citrus fruits, organic grains, as well as organic, free-range meats and poultry and wild-caught fish. \n\n3. Drink plenty of pure, filtered water throughout the day. \nCleansing and Detoxification therapy such as short fasts, elimination diets, and colonics. \n\n4. Enteric-coated peppermint oil and aloe vera juice. \n\n5. Soothing baths two to five nights a week, as well as alternating hot and cold water packs placed over the abdomen. \n\n6. Use Probiotics and soil-based organisms. \n\n7. Therapeutic juices include wheatgrass juice; cabbage, papaya, and carrot juice. \n\nBest of health to your family
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Do you mean appendicitis?\n\nThe causes of appendicitis are generally unknown, but the leading theory is that obstruction of the appendiceal orifice is the inciting factor. Obstruction may come from fecal matter lodged in the appendix, impaction of mucous, a small tumor (such as a carcinoid), or even a small blood clot. Populations with high fiber diets have a low incidence of appendicitis and diverticulitis leading some to conclude diet induced constipation is a contributing cause. Viral infections, which can cause ulceration of the lining, can also lead to obstruction of the appendix through proliferation of lymphatic tissue in its walls. A viral etiology is a possible explanation for seasonal variations in rates of appendicitis and clustering of cases. Regardless of the cause, obstruction of the appendix may lead to progressive appendiceal distension. This distension increases the pressure within the appendix, which in turn impairs its blood supply. Deprived of blood, the appendix loses the ability to fight infection and fecal bacteria begin to grow out of control. Although spontaneous recovery can rarely occur, with time and lack of treatment the walls of the appendix eventually become gangrenous from the infection and lack of blood flow. As bacteria begin to leak out through the dying walls, pus forms within and around the appendix (suppuration). The end result of this cascade is appendiceal rupture causing peritonitis, which may lead to septicemia and eventually death.