Eosinophilic GastroIntestinal Disorders (EGIDS)
EGIDs are a group of diseases characterized by a wide variety of gastrointestinal symptoms including vomiting, swallowing problems, food impaction, abdominal pain, diarrhea, slow growth and bleeding. These symptoms occur in combination with increased numbers of eosinophils in the gastrointestinal lining. Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that has been primarily associated with allergic diseases but are also found in other diseases.
Depending on the part of the GI tract affected, EGIDs can be called a variety of different names, such as eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), eosinophilic gastritis (EG), eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE), and eosinophilic colitis (EC), with the diagnostic term being based primarily on the location of the eosinophils.
How do I pronounce eosinophilic anyway???
ee-uh-sin-uh-fil-ik
For more information about EGIDs please see the website of the American Partnerhip for Eosinophilic Disorders.
Depending on the part of the GI tract affected, EGIDs can be called a variety of different names, such as eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), eosinophilic gastritis (EG), eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE), and eosinophilic colitis (EC), with the diagnostic term being based primarily on the location of the eosinophils.
How do I pronounce eosinophilic anyway???
ee-uh-sin-uh-fil-ik
For more information about EGIDs please see the website of the American Partnerhip for Eosinophilic Disorders.