Gastroenterology

An uncomfortable feeling under your right rib cage can be due to digestive issues like acid reflux or indigestion, or even from muscle tension influenced by stress.

Jelly-like mucus discharge from your anus can occur when your intestines are irritated or inflamed, sometimes due to an infection or conditions affecting the rectum.

Watery discharge from your anus can happen when your gut is irritated or infected—sometimes by a virus or by changes in the microbes around your anal area.

Yellow mucus from your anus without any stool may happen when the lining of your rectum or anus is irritated or inflamed, which can be due to infections or other conditions.

Feeling full quickly but still experiencing hunger shortly after eating can be attributed to several factors, including gastrointestinal issues, hormonal imbalances, and psychological influences. Understanding these factors can help in managing your eating patterns and overall well-being.

You might feel pressure under your right rib cage because of any number of reasons including muscle strain, acid reflux, or liver/gallbladder issues.

Lower left abdominal pain can be caused by many things, including gut issues, issues with the ovaries, or other conditions.

Poop that smells like ammonia can happen when there isn’t enough water in your body, or when your gut or liver makes extra ammonia from breaking down protein.

Your poop might smell like burnt hair because changes in your gut bacteria can create unusual chemicals that give off a strong, odd odor.

Drinking coffee can affect your digestion, and some of its strong aromatic compounds might pass through your body, making your poop smell like coffee.

Your poop might smell like gasoline because your gut is making unusual chemicals from bacteria or problems in digestion.

Your poop may smell like metal because iron, from supplements or bleeding, changes the way your gut works and creates a metallic odor.

Poop that smells like weed may be related to how certain plant chemicals, like those in cannabis, change the way your gut works.

Sweet-smelling poop may happen when changes in your body, such as high blood sugar or shifts in your gut bacteria, cause unusual chemicals to be made during digestion.

A feeling of fullness in the anus may be caused by conditions such as enlarged hemorrhoids, changes from an enlarged rectum, or an anal fissure. Each of these can put pressure or cause irritation in the area, leading to that uncomfortable sensation.

Feeling a full stomach even when you haven't eaten can happen when your belly fills with gas or fluids, or because your stomach and gut aren’t moving food and air as quickly as they should.

Sometimes, your stomach might feel empty even after eating because of changes in how your stomach moves food or sends signals to your brain. Conditions like gastroparesis or functional dyspepsia can affect normal stomach function.

Sometimes stool can become hard even without constipation because factors like not getting enough water or fiber, medications, or how your body moves food through can change stool texture.

Feeling like you didn’t wipe completely can come from leftover stool or a change in how your rectum and anus feel. Changing your cleaning technique, diet, or even discussing it with a doctor may help.

The life expectancy for individuals with cirrhosis varies significantly between stages 3 and 4. Generally, patients with stage 3 cirrhosis have a better prognosis than those with stage 4 cirrhosis, as the latter is associated with more severe liver damage and complications.