Colon disorders

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Gastro psychology

Specialities

Gastroenterology Neurogastroenterology]] Physical health psychology

Functional gastrointestinal disorder

Chronic functional abdominal pain Functional dyspepsia Functional heartburn Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) Functional colonic disease Functional constipation Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Other disorders

Colitis Colon disorders Constipation Crohn's disease Diarrhea Fecal incontinence Irritable bowel disease(IBD) Peptic ulcer Ulcerative colitis

Related topics

Defecation Digestion Digestive system Digestive system disorders Gastric plexuses Gastric secretion Gastric acid Gastric reflexes Gastrointestinal system Gastroenterology Gastrointestinal hormones Gastrointestinal peptides Gastrointestinal system Ingestion Psychosomatic medicine Rome process

An appendectomy in progress.

There are a number of diseases or disorders of the colon:

0f particular interest to psychologists have been the functional bowel disorders:

• Functional dyspepsia
• Non-cardiac chest pain
• Chronic functional abdominal pain
• Functional constipation
• Irritable bowel syndrome

Although other conditions have been studied.

• Angiodysplasia of the colon
• Colitis
• Colon cancer
• Constipation
• Crohn's disease
• Diarrhea
• Diverticulitis
• Diverticulosis
• Fecal incontinence
• Hirschsprung's disease (aganglionosis)
• Intussusception
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Polyposis (see also Polyp)
• Pseudomembranous colitis
• Ulcerative colitis and toxic megacolon

See also

• Mucosa