Questions To Be Answered5

Chron's Disease is an intestinal disease that causes the bowels to become beefy and inflamed which in turn creates narrowing of the intestinal tract (Sobczak, 2019). This causes excessive abdominal pain along with the inability to effectively and comfortably pass stool. Typically, a person experiences right sided abdominal pain. Then if a person is able to pass stool it is typically liquid over an extended period of time which can then result in potential weight loss (Sobczak, 2019). A person who continuously has diarrhea and abdominal pain would less consistently eat or eat smaller meals that may not provide the necessary nutritional intake a normal person may need. A fairly new study completed evaluated that there is potential short-term relief for a person to have a transnasal ileus tube inserted in the intestinal tract to help stretch the intestines and create more consistency with bowel movements and relief to some of the abdominal pain (Zuo et al., 2022). By providing this ileus tube, it may not chronically provide relief to a person, but will help acutely prevent future flare ups. Without this treatment, the risk of an ileus is possible. An ileus is a blockage of part of the intestine which a person could potentially need gastric decompression with a nasogastric tube or stool softeners to help a person have the bowel movement resolving the ileus (Davidson et al., 2016). While a person may think that an ileus is a better alternative to diarrhea, there is abdominal pain, nausea, and even diarrhea as potential side effects of the ileus. To prevent these potential complications of chron's disease, a person may need to adhere to a particular diet to prevent complications from arising due to the disease.

What particular dietary restrictions should a person experiencing chron's disease adhere to?

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Amanda J.

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Zuo, L., Cao, L., Ding, C., Tu, H., Wei, C., Yuan, L., Wang, H., & Zhang, B. (2022). Strategy to small intestine obstruction caused by Crohn’s disease on the basis of transnasal ileus tube insertion. BMC Surgery, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01632-w

Classmate Question #1

Digestion is the complex process of turning the food you eat into nutrients ,which the body uses for energy, growth and cell repair needed for survival. Digestion is a form of catabolism or breaking down of substances that involve mechanical digestion which involves the physical breakdown so it can begin the chemical digestive phase. It takes several days hours or days to complete this process depending on the food that was eaten. The organs that make up your GI system include your mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus. The digestive system consists of the parts of the body that work together to turn food and liquids into the building blocks and fuel that the body needs to maintain function by converting them to energy, growth, and repair. Chewing breaks the food into pieces that are more easily digested, while saliva mixes with food to begin the process of breaking down into a form that your body can use. The left over is waste products that the body cannot use, will leave through the body through bowel movements before it goes, it passes through the part of the large intestine called the colon which is where it gets its last chance to absorb the water and some of the minerals into the blood. You can help your digestive system by drinking water and eating healthy diet that includes fiber rich foods, fruit vegetables and whole grains.

What important function of the digestive system takes place in the small intestine?

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