Abnormal immune responses lead to inflammation in the digestive
tract lining causing several disorders, the most common of which are Crohn's disease (usually affecting the small intestine) and ulcerative colitis (restricted to the colon).
Not exact matches
This can
cause damage to the
lining of the digestive
tract, pain, bloating, tiredness, stool inconsistency and other nasty symptoms (7, 8, 9).
Mucosal melanoma occurs in the moist surfaces that
line the body's cavities, such as the airways, digestive
tract and genitourinary
tracts, and is not
caused by UV radiation; there is no known
cause.
For their study, the team flooded a
line of Escherichia coli (a common bacterium that lives harmlessly in the intestinal
tracts of many animals, although some strains can
cause food poisoning with antibiotics, killing some of cells but leaving behind a gaggle of stubborn ones.
It's not a pleasant thought, but the bacteria that
cause urinary
tract infections use tough, hairlike fibers tipped with adhesive to latch onto the
lining of our kidneys and bladder.
But processed foods can
cause the cells
lining the GI
tract to separate, and allow toxic bowel contents to leak directly into the bloodstream and heart arteries.
«The digestive
tract is basically like an assembly
line, so a blockage downstream can
cause upchuck upstream.»
Gluten is not only very difficult to digest; it can also damage the
lining of the intestinal
tract,
causing gastrointestinal disease in susceptible individuals.
An «unhappy» gut,
causes constant, low - grade immune activity and local inflammation of the membrane
lining the GI
tract.
Leaky gut, or intestinal permeability, is
caused by inflammation in the cells that
line the digestive
tract, enterocytes.
Food allergies are
caused by digestive leakiness due to one or several
causes including pharmaceutical drugs, alcohol, and dysfunctional metabolism of the cells that
line your digestive
tract due to stress and other
causes.
If inhaled, the crystalline form can
cause a disabling lung disease called silicosis and upon ingestion might puncture the
lining of the alimentary
tract.
Because it means they have the ability to penetrate cells
lining the digestive
tract and
cause a loss of gut epithelial cells.
These bacteria also inflame and damage the
lining of the intestinal
tract,
causing leaky gut.
• Crystals in the urine that chafe the bladder
lining • Bladder stones • Urinary infections • Sterile or idiopathic cystitis that
causes inflammation of the bladder
lining • Spasm of the urethra • A plug of debris in the urethra • Stress • Bladder polyps • Cancer of the urinary
tract
Overview and Risk Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is a condition that results when your dog's immune system turns against the
lining of her gastrointestinal (GI)
tract,
causing an issue with the absorption of nutrients and ability to digest food properly.
These pathogens attack the cilia
lining of the respiratory
tract and
cause inflammation of the upper airway.
Parasites can affect your pet's ability to absorb nutrients, damage the
lining of its intestinal
tract, and
cause your pet to become very ill.
These crystals or stones irritate the
lining of the urinary
tract,
causing changes in the
lining, blood in the urine, and often pain.
Canine parvovirus
causes an acute intestinal
tract inflammation because the virus kills off cells that
line the intestinal
tract.
Because any irritation to the
lining of the intestines can
cause them to bleed, blood in the feces indicates a serious underlying condition of the dogs intestinal
tract.
However, the virus does not directly
cause death; rather, it
causes loss of the
lining of the intestinal
tract.
FPV harms a cat by depleting their white blood cell count, leaving them susceptible to secondary infection; and attacks the
lining of their gastrointestinal
tract,
causing internal inflammation, pain, and bleeding.
Parasites can affect your pet's ability to absorb nutrients, damage the
lining of the intestinal
tract, and
cause your pet to become very ill.
Urinary stones can damage the
lining of the urinary
tract causing inflammation.