Question 1

what are the symptoms of bezoar?

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Bezoar: Gastric bezoars are usually asymptomatic, although unspecific symptoms may appear. Symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, weight loss, feeling of gastric fullness and foul breath.

Question 2

what is a bezoar and how does it affect human?

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Hair ball.: Some people pick hair and eat it. The ball can collect and enlarge in the stomach or intestine.  Worst case, blockage, at which point it must be removed!

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: bezoar?

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Bezoar: Bezoar = solid mass of indigestible material  in the GI tract.

Question 4

are tonsilloliths distantly related to bezoar?

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Not really: The two disorders are not related, the tonsoliths are not harmful and the bezoars may be.

Question 5

my grandpa's doctor said he has a bezoar.  tell me more?

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Bezoar: Gastric bezoars are usually asymptomatic, although unspecific symptoms may appear. Symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, weight loss, feeling of gastric fullness and foul breath.Phytobezoars are composed of vegetable matter and are the most common type, trichobezoars are composed of hair, and pharmacobezoars are composed of ingested medications.

Question 6

can a bezoar be diagnosed with abdominal ultrasound?

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Bezoar: Yes. An abdominal ultrasound would be a very good way of making this diagnosis.

Question 7

will a bezoar or gastric obstruction be diagnosed with abdominal ultrasound?

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Yes most of the time: Most of the time sonogram will show , some time GI series, and endoscopy.

Question 8

how can i tell if i have a bezoar or obstruction of bowel? im having mild pain/spasms that comes and goes, but stools have been marble sized fora week

Accepted Answer

Constipation: It sounds like you are constipated, not obstructed. As long as you are pooping you are not obstructed.
It is unlikely that you have a bezoar unless you;ve been eating non digestible materials like hair. You may have some sort've IBS. See a gastroenterologist/

Question 9

could eating chia seeds cause metallic taste in mouth?

Accepted Answer

chia seeds: There is no definitive cause of metallic taste in the mouth, but there are numerous possibilities.
If you had no metallic taste before eating the seeds, and if the metallic taste disappears if you stop eating the seeds, then it may be the seeds.
If the metallic taste lingers, see your dentist or ENT specialist for an examination.

Question 10

can food pipe erosions cause gas?

Accepted Answer

If you are : Referring to esophageal erosions, unlikely.  More common problems are pain, dysphasia and bleeding.

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