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Digestive disease Tell me what it is, how you get it, what happens to the system, does the body try to fix itself, what medicines do you need to take and is it curable?
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Digestive disease. Tell me what it is, how you get it, what happens to the system, does the body try to fix itself, what medicines do you need to take and is it curable?. what it is. Zollinger -Ellison syndrome Is a rare disorder caused by a tumor in the pancrease. How do you get it?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Digestive disease
Tell me what it is, how you get it, what happens to the system, does the body try to fix itself, what medicines do you
need to take and is it curable?
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome• Is a rare disorder caused by a
tumor in the pancrease
what it is
How do you get it?
Having a tumor in your pancreas.Symptoms include-• Chronic diarrhea• Nausea• Vomiting• Blood in stool, tar-black or red color• Trouble swallowing• Sour, bitter taste in mouth
Causes over-production of stomach acid in the digestive tract.
what happens to the system
It may try to heal itself but, in all cases you will need a doctor to prescribe you of a certain medicine or refer you to surgery.
Does the body try to fix its self?
Proton pump inhibitorsBut most people get surgery to remove
the tumor, which in most cases, the doctors will have to remove part of the stomach pancreas and/or liver
Medicine needed
It is curable!The medicine may work, if not, it will be
removed and gone!
Is it curable
