<<forEachTiddler where 'tiddler.tags.contains(context.inTiddler.title)' sortBy tiddler.title ascending write '"*[["+tiddler.title+"]]\n"'>> <<tiddler AutoRefresh with: force>> ''Usually acute'' |Gastroenteritis|May be accompanied by abdominal pain or nausea/vomiting| |Diverticulitis |Classically causes left lower quadrant pain, diarrhoea and fever| |Antibiotic therapy|More common with broad spectrum antibiotics, Clostridium difficile is also seen with antibiotic use| |Constipation causing overflow|A history of alternating diarrhoea and constipation may be given, May lead to faecal incontinence in the elderly| ''Usually chronic'' |Irritable bowel syndrome|Extremely common. abdominal pain, bloating and change in bowel habit. may be diarrhoea predominant or constipation predominant, also lethargy, nausea, backache and bladder symptoms| |Ulcerative colitis|Bloody diarrhoea, Crampy abdominal pain and weight loss, Faecal urgency and tenesmus| |Crohn's disease| Crampy abdominal pains and diarrhoea (Bloody less than UC) Also malabsorption, mouth ulcers, perianal disease and intestinal obstruction| |Colorectal cancer|Sx depend on site of lesion - diarrhoea, rectal bleeding, anaemia and constitutional symptoms e.g. Weight loss and anorexia| |Coeliac disease|In kids - failure to thrive, diarrhoea and abdominal distension, In adults - lethargy, anaemia, diarrhoea and weight loss. Think of other autoimmune conditions| ''Other conditions'' thyrotoxicosis laxative abuse appendicitis