Gastrointestinal amyloidosis: Introduction
Gastrointestinal amyloidosis: Amyloidosis is a rare group of metabolic disorders where a protein called amyloid accumulates in body organs and tissues where it can cause damage. In gastrointestinal amyloidosis, amyloid deposits occur in the gastrointestinal tract.
More detailed information about the symptoms,
causes, and treatments of Gastrointestinal amyloidosis is available below.
Symptoms of Gastrointestinal amyloidosis
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symptoms of Gastrointestinal amyloidosis
Home Diagnostic Testing
Home medical testing related to Gastrointestinal amyloidosis:
- Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
- Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
Wrongly Diagnosed with Gastrointestinal amyloidosis?
Causes of Gastrointestinal amyloidosis
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Gastrointestinal amyloidosis: Undiagnosed Conditions
Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:
Misdiagnosis and Gastrointestinal amyloidosis
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, irritable bowel syndrome,...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system contains a variety of "good"...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria,
but can also kill the ...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning).
In fact,...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, irritable...read more »
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Gastrointestinal amyloidosis: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Hospitals & Clinics: Gastrointestinal amyloidosis
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Gastrointestinal amyloidosis: Rare Types
Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Gastrointestinal amyloidosis
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Research about Gastrointestinal amyloidosis
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Gastrointestinal amyloidosis: Broader Related Topics
Types of Gastrointestinal amyloidosis
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