Anorexia

Constipation

Abdominal Pain

Esophageal Pain

Diarrhea

GI Bleeding

Intenstinal Gas

Vomiting

Lack of dietary fiber

Lack of exercise

Disorders that impair intestinal mobility

Disorders that obstruct intestinal lumen

Decrease in the normal frequency of defecation often accompanied by:

difficult or incomplete passage of stool

or

passage of excessively hard or dry stool

Increased: volume, fluidity, and frequency

4 general mechanisms causing diarrhea:

osmotic

exudative

secretory

motility

stretching

inflammation

ischemia

functional results from the lifestyle or bowel habits and usually has a long history

dysfunctional constipation is more likely to be acute in onset

Nausea= subjective, unpleasant wavelike sensation in the back of the throat, epigastrium, or abdomen that may or may not lead to the urge/need to vomit

Retching= intense, rhythmic contraction of the respiratory and abdominal muscles that may precede or accompany vomiting

fluid disturbances

electrolyte disturbances

acid-base disturbances