Misdiagnosis of Gastrointestinal Disorders
Gastrointestinal disorders cover a huge range of medical conditions and misdiagnosis is always possible. Some of the acute digestive conditions with issues for misdiagnosis include:
- Acute Appendicitis
- Gastroenteritis
- Food Poisoning
- Food Allergies
- Poisoning (ingested)
- Overdose (ingested substances)
- Diarrhea (various causes)
- Constipation
- Abdominal pain (various causes)
Chronic digestive medical conditions that can be difficult to diagnose include:
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Celiac disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Bowel Cancer (Colon cancer)
- Crohn’s Disease
- Ulcerative Colitis
- GERD (acid reflux)
- Grumbling Appendix
- Worm infestation
- Gastric Motility Disorders (e.g. Diabetic Gastroparesis; Diabetic Diarrhea)
- Peptic Ulcer (Stomach ulcer; Duodenal ulcer)
- Giardia
- Food Allergies (chronic)
- Food Intolerances (e.g. Lactose Intolerance)
- Malabsorption Syndromes
- Chronic Poisoning (low-level ingestion over time)
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Abdominal Pain (various causes)
- Liver Conditions
- Chronic Hepatitis
- Hemochromatosis
There are many, many other possibilities. This list does not include many examples of rarer conditions which are inherently more complex to diagnose.
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