Dietary indiscretion

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Dietary Indiscretion

Dietary indiscretion (/daɪəˈtɛri ɪndɪˈskrɛʃən/) is a term often used in veterinary medicine to describe a situation where an animal has eaten something unusual or potentially harmful. This could include non-food items, spoiled food, or food that is not part of the animal's regular diet.

Etymology

The term "dietary indiscretion" is derived from the words "dietary", which pertains to diet or food intake, and "indiscretion", which refers to lack of judgement or care. In this context, it refers to the lack of judgement or care in an animal's food intake.

Related Terms

  • Gastroenteritis: Inflammation of the stomach and intestines, often a result of dietary indiscretion.
  • Foreign body ingestion: The act of consuming non-food items, a form of dietary indiscretion.
  • Food poisoning: Illness caused by consuming spoiled or toxic food, can be a result of dietary indiscretion.
  • Pancreatitis: Inflammation of the pancreas, often triggered by dietary indiscretion in animals.

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