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Impact of Gastrointestinal Disease in Canada.

Gastrointestinal diseases significantly impact various aspects of life in Canada. Children are often affected from birth, and diabetes is notably prevalent among the nation's youth.

Impact of Gastrointestinal Disease in Canada.

Impact of Gastrointestinal Disease in Canada.

Media

Ive seen alot of GE diseases on tv

Individual

not able to eat alot of food
can be adverse effects from antibiotics
can be long time to recover from surgery
People with diabetes experienced mortality rates at least twice as high than those without. This results in noticeable decreases in life expectancys as well as health-adjusted life expectancys.
6.8 percent of Canadians had diabetes in 2009

Employment

May be hard to work with certain diseases
intense symptoms including naseua vomiting stomach pain
Some may be managable

Family

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases among children and youth.
Children can be born with Gastrointestinal Diseases

Healthcare system

lots of surgeries have to be done for gastrointestinal diseases
In 2008/09, adults aged 20 to 49 years with diabetes saw a family physician twice as often as those without diabetes, and specialists two to three times more often.

Economy

Annual per capita health care costs have been estimated to be three to four times greater in a population with diabetes compared to a population without the disease.