Let us briefly understand what colon is and its functions. Digestion of food starts from chewing it in the mouth and ends with excretion of waste from rectum & anus. Once the swallowed food reaches the stomach, it is broken down into smaller particles that then pass into the small intestines. In the small intestines,…
Inflammatory Bowel Disease – A medical condition when the large bowel (large intestine) or small bowels (small intestines) gets inflamed due to various reasons. Crohn’s disease is one such Inflammatory Bowel Disease that causes inflammation of the digestive tract. The areas affected by this disease can vary from person to person and it can often…
In medical terms, if a person is passing stools less than 3 times a week, he/she is said to be suffering from constipation. General definition of constipation is ‘infrequent bowel movements or difficulty in passing stools’. If a person has been having this condition for quite some time, he/she is said to be suffering from…
What is Vaginal Agenesis? Vaginal Agenesis is a congenital (by birth) defect where in the baby will have an under developed vagina and in rare case, the baby may not have vagina at all. In such babies, other problems may also be found such as absence of a kidney or both or the kidneys may…
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