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While we are on the subject of fiber…how much are we recommended to get each day and what foods are highest in fiber?
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Good post. Someone in class tell us the difference in diverticulitis and diverticulosis? How is it treated? Is it curable?
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Gallstones (Cholelithiasis) are a solid pebble like collection that are form inside of the gallbladder and the bile ducts. The gallbladder is located in the upper right abdomen under the liver. Gallstones can be large or small. However the small stones can enter into the common blie duct causes obstruction and pain. Gallstones are more common and affect about 1 million Americans per year joining about 25 million that are already affected with the disease(salam f, zakko). Most women get gallstones than men. This disease are extremely in children and becomes progressively more frequent over time and especially after the age of 40. The stones arise in the gallbladder muscle activity reduces as it may during pregnancy, diabetes mellitus, obesity, cirrhosis, and pancreatic. Gallstones may present no giving symptoms. Gallstones can be diginose by and located by ultrasound and x-ray. The treatment for gallstone is surgical removal of the gallbladder. It usually take a couple of weeks to get back to normal activities it will vary with the person.
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Dysphasia is the inability to swallow or difficulty swallowing. One may experience this when trying to swallow solid or liquid foods. There are two forms of this dieses; Oropharyngeal dysphasia is when there is trouble moving food from the mouth to the upper esophagus, and thenEsophageal dysphasia is trouble moving food from the esophagus to the stomach. Symptoms include: difficulty when trying to swallow, choking or breathing saliva into the lungs while swallowing, chronic heartburn, weight loss, weak voice, chest pain.
Dysphasia can strike at any age however the risk increases with age and up to 40 percent of nursing home residents are affected by this condition. Possible cause of dysphasia includes: History of stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s dieses, previous radiation treatment, cancer, scarring from previous surgeries, Esophageal sphincter disorders (GERD), diverticula, and xerostomia.