Digestive Disorders And Causes, Symptoms, Prevention

Table of Contents

• Types of Digestive Disorders
• Vomiting
• Diarrhoea
• Constipation

At some point in our life, every one of us has felt irritation or discomfort in our stomach due to various reasons. This feeling of irritation and discomfort may be due to certain digestion. In other words, a disorder is a state of irregular functioning of the body or could be defined as the disorder which affects the process of digestion.

Digestive Disorders: Vomiting

The reasons for the digestive disorders are varied, it can range from either bacterial or viral infections which mainly affect the digestive tract. Also, parasites present in the intestine can cause infections in the digestive tract. Example: Tapeworm, roundworm, threadworm. Let us take an overview of various digestive disorders such as constipation, vomiting, diarrhoea, and indigestion.

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Vomiting is an involuntary action. Vomiting is stimulated by the expulsion of food contents through the mouth from the stomach. Vomiting may be caused by the following reasons:

1. Food allergy
2. Stomach infection or food poisoning
3. Due to the gastroesophageal reflex action

Diarrhoea is a condition of abnormal bowel movement and the appearance of the continuous discharge of fluid from the anus. Diarrhoea may be caused by one of the following reasons:

1. Food allergies
2. Viral infection in the stomach
3. Bacterial infection in the digestive tract
4. Parasitic infection in the intestinal tract

Constipation is a condition of irregular and difficult bowel movement characterised by hardened faeces. Constipation may be caused by one of the following reasons:

1. Indigestion of dairy foods
2. Indigestion of fat-rich content food
3. Indigestion of high fibre content food
4. Lack of water in the food

Indigestion

Indigestion is defined as the difficulty of food digestion in the stomach. It leads to pain or discomfort in the digestive system. Indigestion may be caused by the following reasons:

1. Inadequate digestive enzyme production in the stomach
2. Anxiety
3. Food poisoning
4. Overeating
5. Ingestion of spicy foods

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