Fecal diversion - the surgical
creation of an opening from the colon (colostomy) or small
intestine (ileostomy) to the surface of the skin that provides
a passageway for feces to leave the body.
Fecal incontinence - the inability
to retain feces, resulting in bowel accidents.
Fissure - a crack or crevice
in the skin usually around the anus resulting from Crohn's
disease.
Fistula - an abnormal passageway
between internal organs (such as between the intestine and
the bladder or vagina), between two loops of the intestine,
or between an organ and the skin.
Food allergy - an immune system
response in which the body creates antibodies in reaction
to certain foods.
This information
is provided as a general educational service
and is not intended to recommend any particular treatment plan
or to replace the advice of physicians. It is important that patients
seek and rely on the advice of a healthcare professional
about their individual medical conditions.
