Digestive System - Armando Hasudungan

Breastfeeding or Formula? Pros and Cons Explained

Armando Faigl August 4, 2025 No Comments

Breastmilk and formula are both viable options for infant feeding, each offering unique benefits depending on your situation. Breastmilk is considered the gold standard due to its ideal nutrition, antibodies,…

Burping in Babies – Why It Matters, Why it happens, How to Do It

Armando Faigl June 25, 2025 No Comments

Burping is an essential part of newborn care, helping babies release air swallowed during feeding. In this video, we explain why burping is important, demonstrate effective burping techniques for newborns…

Hiccups in Babies: Why do they do it so much?

Armando Faigl May 18, 2025 No Comments

Hiccups in infants are common and usually harmless, often caused by feeding, swallowing air, or a developing digestive system. Most infant hiccups resolve on their own and don’t require treatment,…

Intussusception

Armando Faigl March 7, 2025 No Comments

Learn all about Intussusception, a life-threatening cause of bowel obstruction in infants and young children. This video covers classic symptoms like currant jelly stools, diagnosis with ultrasound, and key emergency…

Pyloric Stenosis

Armando Faigl February 16, 2025 No Comments

Understand Pyloric Stenosis, a condition that affects infants and causes severe vomiting due to the narrowing of the pylorus. This video explains the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options, including…

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMA Syndrome) and Nutcracker Syndrome

Armando Faigl July 30, 2024 No Comments

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction from compression of the third part of the duodenum by the superior mesenteric artery anteriorly and the aorta…

Autoimmune Hepatitis

Armando Faigl June 9, 2023 No Comments

Autoimmune hepatitis as the name suggests is when the bodies own immune cells attack the liver cells resulting in inflammation. The disease may be asymptomatic (meaning no symptoms) or start…

Baker’s Cyst Knee – posterior knee swelling and pain

Armando Faigl January 31, 2023 No Comments

Baker’s cysts, also known as popliteal cysts, are among the most common knee disorders. These fluid-filled cysts develop at the back of the knee in the popliteal fossa and result…

Amebiasis – entamoeba histolytica symptoms, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment

Armando Faigl December 24, 2022 No Comments

Amebiasis is a parasitic infection caused by entamoeba histolytica. Entamoeba histolytica infection is common worldwide and it can affect anyone, although it is more common in people who live in…

Giardiasis – Giardia Lamblia (Giardia intestinalis, Giardia duodenalis) infection

Armando Faigl July 27, 2022 No Comments

Giardiasis is a common enteric infection caused by the protozoan Giardia lamblia (also known as G. duodenalis or G. intestinalis). Transmission usually occurs via the faecal-oral route when travelling and…

System: Digestive System