gastrointestinal system
Last reviewed 01/2018
- difficulty in swallowing - solids or liquids (dysphagia)
- nausea
- vomiting - amount, colour, sour, old or recent food, blood, coffee grounds
- waterbrash
- indigestion
- flatulence
- abdominal pain - relation to meals or defaecation - what gives relief eg foods, antacids, vomiting
- bowel habit - frequency, change in bowel habit? - diarrhoea, number of motions, relation to food or pain - nature of stool eg formed/unformed ?bulky or floats colour blood or slime - straining (tenesmus or pain) - use of purgatives
- jaundiced - dark urine or pale stools? - recent drugs or injections? - travel abroad? - contact with jaundiced people - alcohol intake