A Simple Guide To Stomach Disorders, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes Stomach Disorders, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

"An army marches on its stomach."
Napoleon Bonaparte

"A way to a man's heart is through his stomach"

"When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor"
Euripides

The stomach is an essential organ of digestion located between the esophagus (food pipe or gullet) and the duodenum (first part of the small intestine).

Like any other organ of the body, different diseases can involve the stomach.

This may cause disturbances in its action and symptoms such as:
1. Nausea,
2. Vomiting,
3. Pain,
4. Excessive belching and
5. Changes in appetite.

Stomach disorders are disorders that involve the stomach, either on its own or in conjunction with other parts of the digestive tract and organs.

Some stomach disorders are frequent, affecting the majority of the population at some point in their life.

Other stomach disorders are less frequent or rare.

Dependent on the form of stomach disorder, it can even lead to death if not treated properly and quickly.

The signs and symptoms of the different forms of stomach disorders are mostly similar since the same organ is affected.

Some of these disorders are inflammatory in nature or happen with damage to the stomach wall while others are due to abnormal growths, narrowing of certain parts of the stomach.

Because of the different mechanisms of the range of stomach disorders, the selection of treatment may differ.

There is a wide variety of stomach disorders that manifest with different signs and symptoms.

Some of these disorders may be exclusive to the stomach or involve adjacent parts of the gut, like the esophagus proximally (before the stomach) and small intestine distally (after the stomach).

Occasionally, the complete gastrointestinal tract may be involved producing different signs and symptoms and this is sometimes misdiagnosed as a disorder only within the stomach.

The most frequent stomach problems are inflammation of the stomach (gastritis) and ulcers (gastric ulcer).

Other frequent disorders like gastro-esophageal reflux disease affect the esophagus due to a weak lower esophageal sphincter (LES).

This fails to prevent the back flow of stomach acid into the esophagus and is normally associated with stomach disorders.

GERD is often not an effect of any stomach disorder, either structural or functional.

There is a wide variety of causes of the different stomach disorders.

These causes may differ between the different disorders.

Many of the same causes may be accountable for more than one stomach disorder.

Chronic H.pylori infection and the overuse of acid-suppressing drugs are indicated in many different forms of stomach disorders, from gastritis to stomach cancer.

Types of Stomach Disorders

Some of the more frequent stomach disorders with simple explanations of the disorder are:
1. Gastritis – Inflammation of the stomach wall
2. Stomach ulcers – Open sores in the stomach wall.
3. Hiatal hernia – Squeezing of stomach into the chest cavity.
4. Gastric outlet obstruction – blockage of the end portion of the stomach.
5. Delayed gastric emptying – slow exit of stomach contents.
6. Gastroparesis - Weakening or paralysis of stomach muscles
7. Stomach perforation - Tear or hole in stomach wall
8. Achlorhydria – too little or reduced acidity of the stomach acid.
9. Stomach cancer – Malignant growth in the stomach.
10. Stomach polyps – Protruding non-cancerous growths from stomach wall (normally benign).

Belching and burping is one symptom that is often specific to the stomach disorders.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Stomach Disorders
Chapter 2 Gastritis
Chapter 3 Peptic Ulcer
Chapter 4 Helicobacter Pylori infection
Chapter 5

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Mar 19, 2021
• ISBN: 9780463470107

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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A

Simple

Guide

To

Stomach Disorders,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2021 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes Stomach Disorders, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

(What You Need to Treat Stomach Disorders)

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

My diagnosis and treatment capability has improved tremendously from my continued education.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Stomach Disorders

What are Stomach Disorders?

The stomach is an essential organ of digestion located between the esophagus (food pipe or gullet) and the duodenum (first part of the small intestine).

Like any other organ of the body, different diseases can involve the stomach.

This may cause disturbances in its action and symptoms such as:

1. Nausea,

2. Vomiting,

3. Pain,

4. Excessive belching and

5. Changes in appetite.

Stomach disorders are disorders that involve the stomach, either on its own or in conjunction with other parts of the digestive tract and organs.

Some stomach disorders are frequent, affecting the majority of the population at some point in their life.

Other stomach disorders are less frequent or rare.

Dependent on the form of stomach disorder, it can even lead to death if not treated properly and quickly.

The signs and symptoms of the different forms of stomach disorders are mostly similar since the same organ is affected.

Some of these disorders are inflammatory in nature or happen with damage to the stomach wall while others are due to abnormal growths, narrowing of certain parts of the stomach.

Because of the different mechanisms of the range of stomach disorders, the selection of treatment may differ.

There is a wide variety of stomach disorders that manifest with different signs and symptoms.

Some of these disorders may be exclusive to the stomach or involve adjacent parts of the gut, like the esophagus proximally (before the stomach) and small intestine distally (after the stomach).

Occasionally, the complete gastrointestinal tract may be involved producing different signs and symptoms and this is sometimes misdiagnosed as a disorder only within the stomach.

The most frequent stomach problems are inflammation of the stomach (gastritis) and ulcers (gastric ulcer).

Other frequent disorders like gastro-esophageal reflux disease affect the esophagus due to a weak lower esophageal sphincter (LES).

This fails to prevent the back flow of stomach acid into the esophagus and is normally associated with stomach disorders.

GERD is often not an effect of any stomach disorder, either structural or functional.

What are the Causes of Stomach Disorders?

Causes

There is a wide variety of causes of the different stomach disorders.

These causes may differ between the different disorders.

Many of the same causes may be accountable for more than one stomach disorder.

Chronic H.pylori infection and the overuse of acid-suppressing drugs are indicated in many different forms of stomach disorders, from gastritis to stomach cancer.

Types of Stomach Disorders

Some of the more frequent stomach disorders with simple explanations of the disorder are:

1. Gastritis – Inflammation of the stomach wall

2. Stomach ulcers – Open sores in the stomach wall.

3. Hiatal hernia – Squeezing of stomach into the chest cavity.

4. Gastric outlet obstruction – blockage of the end portion of the stomach.

5. Delayed gastric emptying – slow exit of stomach contents.

6. Gastroparesis - Weakening or paralysis of stomach muscles

7. Stomach perforation - Tear or hole in stomach wall

8. Achlorhydria – too little or reduced acidity of the stomach acid.

9. Stomach cancer – Malignant growth in the stomach.

10. Stomach polyps – Protruding non-cancerous growths from stomach wall (normally benign).

Gastritis and Peptic Ulcers

Gastritis and peptic ulcers are among the most frequent stomach disorders.

These disorders are closely related. Gastritis is inflammation of the stomach wall.

Peptic ulcers are the ulcers (open sores) in the stomach or duodenal wall.

Stomach or gastric ulcers indicate peptic ulcers of the stomach particularly.

The two most frequent causes of gastritis and stomach ulcers are Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) infections and the excess use of NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and other drugs.

Too much alcohol