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Perimenopause Digestive Disorders
There are many different types of digestive disorders that may affect women during perimenopause. Some of these can include constipation, diarrhea, bloating, indigestion, and difficulty swallowing. In addition, some women may experience more heartburn, irritable bowel syndrome, gerd, and Laryngopha...More...
Approaches to Diagnosing IBS
How can symptoms, biomarkers, and/or psycholocial markers help clinicians to accurately and effectively diagnose IBS?...More...
Rectal Prolapse-Other Places To Get Help
A list of resources for information on Rectal Prolapse....More...
Define Hydronephrosis
Hydronephrosis is a dilation and distention of the kidney. It's usually the result of an obstruction that blocks the flow of urine, such as a kidney stone. Hydronephrosis can eventually cause the affected kidney to atrophy....More...
Cirrhosis: Surgical Shunts for Portal Hypertension-Credits
A list of contributors to the topic on Cirrhosis: Surgical Shunts for Portal Hypertension....More...
Optimizing the Treatment of Chronic Viral Hepatitis C
This article reviews the standard therapy in HCV and looks at current approaches to optimizing the treatment of this disease....More...
Incidence of Malignancies in Diagnosed Celiac Patients
Are patients with celiac disease at an increased risk for various malignancies and, if so, which ones are most prevalent?...More...
Treating Gastrointestinal Disorders With Laparoscopic Surgery
WebMD explains when and how laparoscopic surgery is performed for digestive disorders, and what to expect before, during, and after the procedure....More...
Diagnosis and Management of Reflux Refractory to PPIs
How should reflux be treated when proton pump inhibitors don't work? This study discusses new treatment options and methods of diagnosis....More...
Postoperative Crohn's Disease Maintenance
Are thiopurines and anti-TNF agents recommended in the prevention of postoperative Crohn's disease recurrence?...More...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Relief
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disease. There are three subsets of IBS: diarrhea-dominant; constipation-dominant; or a mix of both. There are many ways to alleviate IBS symptoms....More...
Diet for Ulcer Patients
Stomach ulcers are a painful and persistent condition brought on by excess acidity in the stomach. Ulcers are a fairly common medical condition, affecting several million individuals in the United States alone. While ulcers can certainly be treated with medicine, symptoms resulting from an ulcer can...More...
What to Do About Acid Reflux?
Acid reflux is an uncomfortable condition. In most cases, reflux is an occasional problem that rarely leads to serious complications. On the other hand, if reflux becomes a daily problem, you may have a more serious form of the illness. And if left untreated, this condition increases your risk of es...More...
Ask the Experts - Re-treating the Patient Who Has Initially Failed...
How would you recommend I treat a patient who responded to a 6-month course of interferon/ribavirin combination therapy and then relapsed 6 months after the end of treatment?...More...
Bowel Disease: Changing Your Diet
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are types of inflammatory bowel disease. They cause inflammation and sores (ulcers) in the digestive tract. This can lead to symptoms such as diarrhea,belly pain,loss of appetite,fever,bloody stools,and weight loss. Often symptoms are worse after eating. If you...More...
Serrated and Adenomatous Polyp Detection
Does withdrawal time during a colonoscopy result in a significant increase in adenoma and serrated polyp detection? This new study explains....More...
Acid Reflux Symptoms
Acid reflux affects about 7 million people in the United States. Acid reflux occurs when acid and other stomach fluids move out of the stomach and up into the esophagus, causing irritation and inflammation of the esophageal tissues. This irritation and inflammation cause the characteristic burning s...More...
About Vomiting
Vomiting is a common symptom that most people experience many times throughout their lives. Most vomiting is a result of minor illnesses, but occasionally it indicates a more serious problem. Vomiting may also be caused by anxiety, pregnancy, or motion sickness, and is sometimes self-induced....More...
New Therapies for IBD: From the Bench to the Bedside
Anti-TNF agents are popular drugs for the treatment of IBD. What other therapies are on the horizon for the disease? This new study takes a look....More...
Serrated Epithelial Changes in Chronic Colitis
What do colonic serrated epithelial changes suggest about the progress and outcome of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, and how can clinicians best detect these changes?...More...
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