What is Pyloric Stenosis and can it be Diagnosis in adults?

Answer 1

PS is a blockage of the stomach's exit muscle caused by its thickening, it's believed due to excessive acid making the muscle overwork. Most cases affect babies. PS can be a hereditary trait or caused by stress or too frequent feeding - hence PS being more common in first-borns. It's more often found in Caucasian (white race) boys (about 4:1), and can start immediately to 3 months after birth. The baby starts projectile vomiting and losing weight and condition. Most cases are serious enough to need prompt intervention: treatment is by careful feeding and medicine or a minor operation. Non serious cases may linger on, and a very few of these have surgery in later life which can be more serious. Sometimes PS occurs in adult life, occasionally just happening but usually the pyloric muscle is scarred by acid and ulcer formation caused by a bacterium, Helicobacter pylori. However, the infection and ulcers are now usually recognised on time and treated with anti-biotics, preventing the development of adult PS; when necessary it was treated by stretching the passage or surgery.