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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...
Cure Acid Reflux Naturally - Throw Those Pills Away and Use Natural Treatments!
Acid Reflux, also called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects at least 1 in 10 Americans every week. A common symptom of acid reflux is heartburn, which is a burning pain that moves from the stomach to the abdomen and chest and may make you feel as if you are having a heart attack. Other p...More...
Rectal Prolapse-Other Places To Get Help
A list of resources for information on Rectal Prolapse....More...
Patient Assessments and Online Ratings of Quality Care
How can both patients and physicians benefit from physician evaluation websites, and how can they ultimately help with patient care?...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...
Clarithromycin vs. Levofloxacin First-Line Triple and Sequential Regimens
Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance is increasing. What's the best treatment sequence for your patient?...More...
How Does Vomiting Occur?
DefinitionVomiting is when a human or animal releases the contents of his or her stomach up through the esophagus and out the mouth or nasal passage.MedicallyThere is a spot in the human brain stem called the vomiting center. This is the part that communicates to the rest of the body......More...
What Diet Helps Lymphocytic Colitis?
Lymphocyctic colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disorder that can cause all kinds of stresses, ranging from the physical stress of the symptoms to the psychological stress of not knowing whether your next meal will result in embarrassing digestive disturbances. While lymphocytic colitis can be...More...
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