This document provides an overview of other diseases of the digestive system. It defines key terms like celiac disease, blind loop syndrome, Whipple's disease, and pouchitis. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder triggered by gluten that damages the small intestine. Blind loop syndrome occurs when part of the small intestine forms a loop that food bypasses, allowing bacterial overgrowth. Whipple's disease is a rare infection caused by a bacterium that can affect multiple parts of the body. Pouchitis is inflammation of the ileal pouch created to treat ulcerative colitis. The document also lists ICD-10 codes for various digestive diseases and conditions.

1. OTHER DISEASES OF THE
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

2. INTRODUCTION
 Diseases in any part of the gastrointestinal
tract or the accessory organs (liver; biliary
tract; pancreas).
 Disorders of any of the organs that are
associated with ingestion, digestion, and
absorption of food.
 When you eat, your body breaks food down
to a form it can use to build and nourish cells
and provide energy. This process is called
digestion.
 digestive system is a series of hollow organs
joined in a long, twisting tube. It runs from
your mouth to your anus and includes your
esophagus, stomach, and small and large

3.  liver, gallbladder and pancreas are also
involved. They produce juices to help
digestion. There are many types of
digestive disorders.
 Major symptoms like:-
 blood in your stool
 changes in bowel habits
 severe abdominal pain
 unintentional weight loss
 heartburn not relieved by antacids

4. DEFINITIONS
 Celiac disease:- is a serious genetic
autoimmune disorder where the
ingestion of gluten leads to damage in
the small intestine.
 Classic symptoms include
gastrointestinal problems such as
chronic diarrhoea, abdominal
distention, malabsorption, loss of
appetite, and among children failure to
grow normally.

5.  Blind loop syndrome occurs when part
of the small intestine forms a loop that
food bypasses during digestion. The
presence of this "blind loop" means food
may not move normally through the
digestive tract.
 Mechanism involves Slowly moving food
and waste products become a breeding
ground for bacteria. The result —
bacterial overgrowth — often causes
diarrhea and may cause weight loss and

6.  Whipple’s disease is
a rare,systemic infectious disease
caused by a gram-positive bacterium.
 Whipple's disease primarily causes
malabsorption but may affect any part
of the body including the heart, brain,
joints, skin, lungs and the eyes.

7.  Pouchitis is inflammation of the ileal
pouch which is created in the
management of patients with
ulcerative colitis.
 Hematemesis is the vomiting of blood.
 Melena refers to the black "tarry"
feces that are associated with upper
gastrointestinal bleeding.

8. ICD-10-CM GUIDELINES
 Intestinal malabsorption-K90
 Intraoperative and postprocedural
complications and disorders of
digestive system, not elsewhere
classified-K91
 Other diseases of the digestive
system-K92

9.  Diseases of digestive
system,unspecified-K92.9
 Complications of artificial openings of
the digestive system-K94
 Complications of bariatric procedures-
K95
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