Digestive Disorders

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Digestive Disorders
Mr. Robersons Life Science Mckinley Magnet
Middle School

• by
• Kurt Cobain
• Jimi Hendrix
• Janis Joplin

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Food Poisoning

• Any disease caused by the consumption of food or
  drink
• Caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites
• Causes vomiting and/or diarrhoea, fever, and
  abdominal pain
• Usually treated with antibiotics

Salmonella is a type of bacteria that causes
Food poisoning
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Heartburn

• Heartburn is a pain behind the breast bone, often
  described as burning
• Heartburn occurs when stomach acid rise up into
  the gullet (oesophagus)
• can often be relieved by remedies for indigestion
  (Pepto Bismol)

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Constipation

• A person is constipated when fewer than 3 bowel
  actions happen in a week, or if there is often a
  need to strain to pass a stool
• Usually caused by lack of fibre (roughage) in the
  diet
• Treated with antacids which contain aluminium or
  calcium

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Bowel Cancer

• Develops because of defects in the genes of cells
  lining the bowel
• Cancer develops when cells begin to multiply at
  an abnormal rate
• A diet rich in fresh vegetables and fruit and
  plenty of fibre helps protect against bowel
  cancer

Picture of actual colon cancer
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Ulcers

• A ulcer is a sensitive, raw patch which forms a
  break in the lining of the stomach or the
  duodenum
• Ulcers occur when the acid and pepsin break the
  defences and eat away at the lining of the
  stomach and duodenum
• Can be caused be a germ called Helicobacter
  pylori
• About one-third of ulcers heal by themselves
  within a month