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what does small bowel reflux mean?

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Biliary reflux: Biliary reflux, bile reflux or duodenogastric reflux is a condition that occurs when bile flows upward (refluxes) from the duodenum into the stomach and esophagus.

While bile reflux involves fluid from the small intestine flowing into the stomach and esophagus, acid reflux is back flow of stomach acid into the esophagus. SEE: http://bit.ly/1CERl6k

Question 2

does colonoscopy reach the small bowel?

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Only colon: Colonoscopy is meant to examine the entire large intestine all the way to the end of small bowel and beginning of large bowel(cecum). Small intestine is not examined with this procedure.

Question 3

what occurs during a small bowel series?

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See answer: This procedure is simple for you.  You drink barium in a special liquid so that it coats your small bowel.  The barium usually takes about 1 1/2 hours to pass through your small bowel (intestine). It can take awhile (sometimes over 3 hours) for the barium to move through your intestines so be prepared to be there awhile.  During this time, multiple x-ray images will be taken.

Question 4

what are some types of small bowel problems?

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Malabsoption: Celiac disease affects about 1% of the people in the us and there are other problems related to enzyme deficiencies, e.G, lactose intolerance.  Increased absorption of iron and hemochromatosis.  Less commonly inflammatory bowel disease, e.g., crohn disease, parasites, and tumors.

Question 5

what are the symptoms of small bowel overgrowth?

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Bloating, diarrhea: Usually bloating and diarrhea.  Severe case may haves signs of malabsorption.

Question 6

what does it mean when a test of x-ray of small bowel?

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Looking at intestine: A small bowel xray is one way that doctors can check to see it looks the way it should and can help decide if it working the way it should. Usually you are given something to drink (a thick substance called barium) that makes your intestines show up on the xray. Depending on how your intestine looks on the xray, it can help doctors find the problem.

Question 7

why do i have hard small bowel release, goat-like bowel sizes?

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Dehydration: Pelletized stool is most often due to inadequate fluids or an excee of caffeinated  or alcoholic fluids, both of which dehydrate you. Be sure to take in 80-100 ounces of non caffeinated, non alcoholic fluid everyday, more if you excercise. Try this for 2 weeks and if not improved, see a colorectal specialist or gastroenterologist.

Question 8

what does it mean a a test is abnormal of a x-ray of small bowel?

Accepted Answer

Need more info: Was this a small bowel series or just a x-ray.  What was the abnormal finding? This is not a question that can be accurately answered.

Question 9

what could cause a  4 year  old to have a hole in the small bowel?

Accepted Answer

A lot of things: A lot of things can cause it.  However, if he is otherwise healthy, high up on my list would be ingestion of something sharp, like a piece of metal or glass. Kids eat all kinds of crazy stuff, i hope it works out.

Question 10

if imaging shows focal area of ileus, can this be indicative of small bowel perf?

Accepted Answer

Possible: Many causes of ileus; some fairly benign some more serious.  If a perforation, then that's an emergency that requires an immediate surgical consult.  Either way, close follow up is necessary.

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