Symptoms and signs of lower gastrointestinal disease. (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Coda, Sergio; Thillainayagam, Andrew V.
• Is Part Of: Medicine. Volume 43:Number 3(2015)
• Page Start: 146
• Page End: 152
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine -- Périodiques; Médecine factuelle -- Périodiques; Medicine; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; 610
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2014.12.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1357-3039

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author" id="abs0010"> <title id="sectitle0010">Abstract</title> <sec> <p id="abspara0010">Symptoms of lower gastrointestinal (GI) disease are common and frequently trigger consultation in primary and secondary care. Diarrhoea, abdominal pain and constipation are presentations of a wide range of different underlying pathologies, from chronic, benign, functional conditions to acutely life-threatening emergencies. Lower GI bleeding is often due to serious pathology and requires rational investigation based on a systematic clinical assessment. Extra-intestinal manifestations of lower GI disease can often give a clue to the underlying diagnosis. In this contribution, we review the aetiology, clinical features, investigations and management for a range of lower GI symptoms, namely diarrhoea, constipation, lower GI bleeding, bloating and abdominal pain.</p> </sec> </abstract>