What is cyclic vomiting syndrome?

In cyclic vomiting syndrome, people experience bouts or cycles of severe nausea and vomiting that may last for hours or days with longer periods without symptoms. This syndrome was once thought to affect primarily children, but it can affect adults as well. Symptoms typically begin between ages of 3 and 7 years and may be associated with migraine headaches.

What causes cyclic vomiting syndrome?

The cause of cyclic vomiting syndrome remains unknown.

What is a bile leak?

A bile leak is a hole in the bile-duct system that causes bile to spill into the abdominal cavity. Bile is a substance produced by the liver to help digest fat in the food you eat. The gallbladder stores bile and is a small, pear-shaped sac located below your liver in the right upper abdomen. In some people, bile in the gallbladder hardens and forms gallstones which may cause symptoms of indigestion, pain, and yellowing of the skin.

What is abdominal pain?
Abdominal pain is discomfort or pain that occurs in your abdomen. Abdominal pain is also known as tummy, stomach, gut, or belly pain. Abdominal pain is experienced by everyone occasionally.

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What is microscopic colitis?
Microscopic colitis includes collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis and is characterized by chronic diarrhea caused by inflammation in the colon. Collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis are two types of bowel inflammation that affect the colon (large intestine). They are not related to Crohns disease or ulcerative colitis, which are more severe forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Hepatitis C is the most common blood-borne infection in the U.S. Approximately 2.7 million Americans are infected. Transmission of the virus occurs through contaminated blood through such activities as blood transfusion before 1991, intravenous drug use, occupational exposure, sexual contact, and possibly intranasal drug use, tattoos or body piercings.

Most people have no symptoms and are surprised when they are informed of the diagnosis. Abnormal lab tests during routine physical examination, insurance applications or blood donations often prompt the hepatitis C investigation. People with symptoms most commonly have fatigue, muscle and joint pains, and right upper quadrant discomfort.

Diagnosis

The virus is diagnosed by blood tests.

What is Hepatitis B?

Hepatitis B is an inflammation of the liver caused by a viral infection. The liver is a large organ located under the rib cage in the right upper abdomen. It has many functions, such as making bile to digest fats, making factors to help blood clotting, and removing drugs and toxins from the body. There are several different viruses which can infect the liver, with Hepatitis A, B and C as the most common. Each is a different virus with distinct behavior and genetic makeup.