Gastrointestinal Diseases from Animals

A COUPLE are demanding answers after their son collapsed and died after being sent home from hospital. Victor Wyatt passed away after following complications when he suffered a twisted bowel two years ago. 2 Victor Wyatt died following complications when he suffered a twisted bowel two years ago Credit: Solent News His parents, Alan and Nicki, took their son to the GP after he started to complain of stomach pains and began vomiting. The nine-year-old was referred to the children's unit at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth but was discharged a few hours after arriving, his parents claim. A hospital report shows that medics believed he was suffering a stomach upset. But, later it was discovered he had a rare twisted bowel. The next morning - around 12 hours later - Victor's parents woke up to find him suffering a cardiac arrest in his bedroom at home in the Paulsgrove area of the city. While his siblings, Blake, who was seven, and Millie, who was two, and mum Nic...

Victor Wyatt, nine, passed away two years ago after complaining about stomach pains which turned out to be a twisted intestine A furious couple are demanding answers after their nine-year-old son died when doctors sent him home with a twisted gut Victor Wyatt passed away two years ago after complaining about stomach pains which turned out to be a twisted intestine. Parents Alan and Nicki decided to take their son to the children's unit at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth after a referral from the GP but he was discharged a few hours later. The next morning, Victor suffered a cardiac arrest in his bedroom while his siblings, Blake, who was seven, and Millie, who was two, looked on in horror as Nicki desperately gave him CPR. Paramedics rushed Victor back to the Queen Alexandra before he was moved to Southampton General Hospital a couple of hours later.  He died five days later on September 27, 2017 after suffering severe brain damage during surgery.  Father ...

A holistic health expert has revealed what your sleep is trying to tell you about your health - and the exact issues that are keeping you awake at night. Author and Chinese medicine doctor Nat Kringoudis , from Melbourne , explained the underlying issues that affect sleep patterns, and why difficulty falling asleep could be related to problems with your digestive system. Waking regularly between 1am and 3am could indicate an overactive liver, while repeated restlessness in the early hours of the morning could be a sign of a weakness in the lungs. Nat also revealed the ultimate routine for a good night's rest, including switching off screens at least half an hour before bed, eating dinner before 7pm and setting your bedroom temperature to 23 degrees Celsius. Melbourne-based holistic health expert Nat Kringoudis (pictured) revealed the health issues that cause us to wake at certain times of the night, including an overactive liver, anxiety and digestive problems GALLBLADD...

It’s a chilly afternoon in November and I’m taking the train to South London to visit Zanna Van Dijk and Natalie Glaze . The two best friends come business partners are making waves in the fashion industry with their eco-swimwear brand Stay Wild Swim . I know what you’re thinking, swimwear – in winter? But according to recent stats, more and more people are jetting off for some sun in the colder months. In 2019, 4.5 million Brits will make a getaway to warmer climes during winter, says ABTA (Association of British Travel Agents). Stay Wild Swim is no regular bikini brand for the beach, Zanna and Natalie make swimwear built to last. With price points between £70 and £170, you are choosing to make a long-term investment in a truly sustainable brand. What makes the swimwear eco-friendly? Zanna and Natalie make their swimsuits out of regenerated ocean plastic, using the sustainable fabric Econyl . Their Econyl partners are based in Italy, where a team of divers collect plastic and f...

The use of antibiotics in Jersey is falling, with prescriptions down 10% in the past five years to 0.82 per person per year.However, the fall in the UK has been much greater – 60% – to an average of 0.52 prescriptions per person per year. Dr Philip Terry, chairman of Jersey Doctors on Call, said the cost of GP fees was one contributing factor to higher prescription rates, as patients want to ‘get something for their £40’. And he said Jersey’s history as a location for cheap cigarettes in the 1960s and 70s was now ‘coming home to roost’, as more people were presenting with lung conditions that needed antibiotic treatment. Figures also show Jersey’s use of ‘broad spectrum antibiotics’ – that battle a wide range of bacteria – is also almost double that of England, accounting for 17% of antibiotic prescriptions dispensed locally as opposed to 9% in England. Now, during the World Health Organisation’s Antibiotic Awareness Week, Islanders are being urged not to ask for antibiotics if the...

AS women, we are accustomed to pain – during periods, in the middle of our cycle and in pregnancy or childbirth. But what about the unexplained pain? Whether it is in the lower back or joints, in the pelvis or abdomen, headaches, or even heart pain, many predominantly female symptoms are blamed on stress or hormones. 7 According to a study of seven million patients over 21 years, women are diagnosed later than men across 700 diseases In March a study of seven million patients over 21 years found that women are diagnosed later than men across 700 diseases , and another survey this year found that 476,000 British women have had to visit their GP 11 times for a positive diagnosis. In a new book, Pain And Prejudice: A Call To Arms For Women And Their Bodies, Australian journalist Gabrielle Jackson explores the gender health gap. Writing the book after her own struggle with endometriosis — a condition of the uterus causing pain and bleeding — she found that women lack education a...

Care Connection for Aging Services is focusing on dementia caregivers’ training during National Family Caregivers Month in November. The agency’s Family Caregiver Program seeks participants for a caregiver education program that provides practical advice and support for caregivers of people with dementia. Topics include: daily care, everyday activities, anxiety, injury prevention, safety, anger issues, meals, bladder and bowel problems, self-care, communication, sleep, bathing, wandering, transferring, brain health, driving and balancing work with caregiving. Participants will learn at their own pace with either printed materials or online. Pre- and post-surveys will measure the program’s success. The information is targeted to caregivers of adults who are newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or other dementia, as well as struggling caregivers who need a boost. “The program is aimed at making the life of the caregiver a little bit easier,” Marilyn Gunter, director of C...

Death Stranding is a beautiful piece of pop art, a meditation on what we lose when the connections between us are severed. It’s one of those strange games that strains against the limitations of the art form, due to the uncompromising vision and authorial power of creator Hideo Kojima. But that’s not all it is. The act of defecation plays a large part in the story, and I’m still recovering from how it’s portrayed in the game. For every person who argues that this is what gaming can be, or maybe what it should be, I have to say the following thing: “OK, but also you make grenades by taking a dump behind an advertisement for a Norman Reedus show on AMC.” Before I continue, I want you to witness the act itself. I’m also going to bring up the fact that sometimes when you poop the controller seems to rumble in a way that indicates the character is gassy. Whether this is a thing that actually happens is a popular topic of debate in our offices, which is another surreal detail that makes...

View photos Michelle Visage has opened up about her secret health battle which she attributes to breast implant surgery [Photo: Getty] More Michelle Visage has opened up about the secret health battle she believes was caused by her breast implants. The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ contestant has been dealing with a number of health issues, which has led to her hair falling out in clumps and resulted in her having serious panic attacks. The 51-year-old was diagnosed with  Hashimoto's disease , an autoimmune disease in which the thyroid gland is gradually destroyed and can cause symptoms including weight gain, depression and general pain.  But the ‘RuPaul's Drag Race UK’ judge was convinced that a number of the unexplained symptoms she has been experiencing were down to the breast implant surgery she had at 21 and a condition know as Breast Implant Illness (BII). “ My skin was crackly dry and my hair was falling out in clumps. I was also having hard...