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A brief Note About Stomach Cancer

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Cancer. It is the word hard to hear, speak or think. Cancer is a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. Cancer can start in one part of the body and continue to grow to other places if not treated in time. Today, I want to talk about one particular type of cancer: Gastric cancer or Stomach cancer. Gastric cancer Gastric cancer can dormant for years, but it starts in the mucus-producing cells in the lining of the stomach. It is cancer known as adenocarcinoma that can grow from the top of the stomach (cardio) and ends at the swallowing tube (esophagus).   In 2018, the American Cancer Society says about 26, 240 woman and men have cases of stomach cancer in the United States. The number of cases has decreased by about 1.5% each year in the last ten years, but still is one the leading causes of cancer-related deaths. History In the late 1930s, gastric cancer became the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. There was a decr
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Heartburn: My Personal Story

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It was two days before my 22nd birthday when I told my mom I need to go to the Emergency room because I was getting worse. For four days, I experienced the worse pain that I’ve ever been in. The pain was the main thing. I couldn’t take a breath without curling into a ball from the pain that shoots down my spine. It felt like needles piercing me around my chest and upper back. I had to unintentionally starve myself during the time because eating would send more pain to my chest and back.   I could not drink anything without hurting with every gulp. I reverted to eating crackers and taking sips of water during those four days. Other Issues Sleeping was another issue. It was nearly impossible to get five hours of rest without waking up, crying. I felt like I was floating on a cloud and nothing made sense to me. I just wanted the pain to stop, so I could at least sleep. I was not in my right mind. I thought about going to a doctor, but I waited because I thought I need to j
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Answering Your Questions

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Hello, it has been a while. I have a million excuses for not updating this blog regularly, but that does not matter. I want to thank everyone who is still following and read my blog. Today, I want to answer some question that I get in my inbox on the Facebook page . I am creating an email address if you would like to send a private message to me. Email address: abdominalpains22@gmail.com You can email me your concerns and I will try to help find an answer. On the with the questions. What are gastrointestinal disorders? Before I can answer this, I must explain the GI tract and the stomach.   Gastrointestinal Tract (GI Tract) is a tube that starts at the mouth and ends at the anus. It releases enzymes and hormones that help digest food. The stomach is an organ that is between the esophagus and small intestine. It stores food, breaks down food with stomach acid and sends the food to the small intestine. The organs in the GI tract collect food and water, takes out
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New Year, New Updates and New Daily Regimen

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Hello everyone! I just want to start off this blog by saying thank you to everyone who has sent me messages on my Facebook page . I hope I have helped out anyone who has contacted me. As always, you can contact me and I can try to assist you as best as I can. I just want to say that I am not a doctor and I have small knowledge of GI tract illnesses. I do not mind helping either way, though. So, it has been a while since I posted anything. I am now done with my spring semester and ready get back on track with life and my stomach problems. At the beginning of this year, I relieved I lost "control" of my illness. I was a point I did not care what I put in my body. I did not notice the unhealthy long-lasting results it was doing to my mind and body. I find it does not matter how long you have been sick. There will good and bad times that will equal out at the end of the day. I decided that would see my university's nurturist about how I can get back control on my h
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How to Know if You Need Gastrointestinal Treatment

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The human body is an extraordinary “machine” that has many components working together to keep everything inside the body in perfect condition. The body’s cogs and gears keep 12 systems and many vital organs performing all at once, so the human body never seems to fully rest. As the body gets older, though, things start to break down and that is when humans will experience health problems. Food will start from the mouth and ends at the anus, which is about 30 feet long. Sometimes the trip down the GI tract can be a bumpy ride and that is when some people might have complications digesting food. There are some steps needed to be taken to find out if the pain and discomfort has to deal with the GI tract. In most cases, there will not be the same experiences from another person diagnosed with the same thing, so I will be showing general steps that you could base off if needed. Firstly, if the problem is in the GI tract area, there will be symptoms that you will be experie
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Stages of Lower Digestive System Pain and Recovery

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  I’ve been talking a while about different stuff from identifying conditions and disorders to just informing you about symptoms and foods/drinks that are good for you. For this blog, I want show people who might have digestive irritation or might not what stages some people can through during a flare-up. I only have Irritable bowel syndrome, so I only know what happens with that. Stages of lower digestive system pain and recovery:     1.               1. You could be doing anything you would normally do during the day. Jahmal Kennedy, broadcast journalism major from Mobile, AL, making a sports package for Troy TrojanVision. There are some factors to consider on why a flare-up could activate, but sometimes it’s unexpected. 2.                   2. Everyone has to eat food at some point during the day.  Kennedy eating Lasagna for lunch. If you are on a controlled diet or you just eat whatever you want, food could be the main reason for a flar
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Digestive Health Testimonies

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I find it easy to connect with people who might be dealing with the same thing if you heard a little about their symptoms and how they deal with it every day. I interviewed three people who are living with different digestive problems. I wanted to cover that not every condition is the same, that it could happen to anyone and that sometimes surgery is needed. William McCarthy Has: Acid Reflux Describe your condition. McCarthy: ‘It’s weird because growing up I use to eat anything spicy. Coming from Texas, my dad and I would eat mostly spicy things. Now growing up, I’ve learned now I can’t eat as much spicy food. I get really, really bad heart burn to the point where the acid comes up to my throat or esophagus and it starts to swell up. That’s where I take medicine prescribed by the doctor. I can have spicy food, but not a lot of it.’ What are your syndromes? McCarthy: ‘My throat closes up and it goes on for five to 10 minutes; unless I take a Tums
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