Giardiasis Giardiasis is an infection of the small intestine causing diarrhea, gas, bloating, nausea and stomach cramps. Diverticulosis Diverticulosis is a condition of the colon and causes pain, cramping, infection, bleeding, and other symptoms. Campylobacter Campylobacter is an intestinal infection causing abdominal pain and cramping, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting.
A urostomy is a stoma that connects to the urinary tract and makes it possible for urine to drain out of the body when regular urination cannot occur. The stoma has no muscle, so it cannot control urine flow, causing a continuous flow. An external pouch collects urine flowing through the stoma.
Nephrostomy is a term used to describe a passageway maintained by a tube, stent, or catheter that perforates the skin, passes through the body wall and renal parenchyma, and terminates in the renal pelvis or a calyx. The nephrostomy has multiple functions but is used most frequently to provide urinary drainage when the ureter is obstructed a...