ALLMedicine™ Diarrhea Center

Dec 3rd, 2020 - (-)-Fenchone is a bicyclic monoterpene present in essential oils of plant species, such as Foeniculum vulgare and Peumus boldus, used to treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Pharmacological studies report its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and...

Dec 3rd, 2020 - Bile acid diarrhea is a frequent, treatable cause of functional diarrhea but is difficult to diagnose when the nuclear medicine seleno-taurohomocholic acid test is unavailable. An alternative approach is testing blood for the bile acid precursor, ...

Dec 2nd, 2020 - Context: Heloderma bites are rare and generally mild, but a few cases can be life threatening. Methods: Description of Heloderma bite was searched in medical literature. Discussion: We present a synthesis of clinical and biomedical effects of enve...

Dec 2nd, 2020 - X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA, OMIM#300,300), caused by mutations in the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) gene, is a rare monogenic inheritable immunodeficiency disorder. Ecthyma gangrenosum is a cutaneous lesion caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa th...

Dec 2nd, 2020 - Human challenge models for enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) facilitate vaccine down-selection. The B7A (O148:H28 CS6+LT+ST+) strain is important for vaccine development. We sought to refine the B7A model by identifying a dose and fasting re...

Oct 1st, 2019 - Acute noninfectious diarrhea is a common phenomenon in intensive care unit patients. Multiple treatments are suggested but the most effective management is unknown. A working group of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, aimed to eva...

Aug 12th, 2019 - If you shudder at the thought of having a colonoscopy to check for hidden colon cancer, chances are it's the "prep" that's stoking your apprehension. It's certainly a major inconvenience: getting ready for the procedure takes much longer — an aver...

Jul 28th, 2019 - The evaluation of patients with chronic watery diarrhea represents a diagnostic challenge for clinicians because organic causes, including inflammatory bowel disease, microscopic colitis, and chronic infection, must be differentiated from function...

Jul 15th, 2019 - AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Laboratory Evaluation of Functional Diarrhea and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adults (IBS-D).|2019|Smalley W,Falck-Ytter C,Carrasco-Labra A,Wani S,Lytvyn L,|standards,diagnosis,etiology,p...

Jul 10th, 2019 - This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) on the Laboratory Evaluation of Functional Diarrhea and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS-D) in Adults. The guideline was de...

Dec 3rd, 2020 - (-)-Fenchone is a bicyclic monoterpene present in essential oils of plant species, such as Foeniculum vulgare and Peumus boldus, used to treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Pharmacological studies report its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and...

Dec 3rd, 2020 - Bile acid diarrhea is a frequent, treatable cause of functional diarrhea but is difficult to diagnose when the nuclear medicine seleno-taurohomocholic acid test is unavailable. An alternative approach is testing blood for the bile acid precursor, ...

Dec 2nd, 2020 - Context: Heloderma bites are rare and generally mild, but a few cases can be life threatening. Methods: Description of Heloderma bite was searched in medical literature. Discussion: We present a synthesis of clinical and biomedical effects of enve...

Dec 2nd, 2020 - X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA, OMIM#300,300), caused by mutations in the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) gene, is a rare monogenic inheritable immunodeficiency disorder. Ecthyma gangrenosum is a cutaneous lesion caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa th...

Dec 2nd, 2020 - Human challenge models for enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) facilitate vaccine down-selection. The B7A (O148:H28 CS6+LT+ST+) strain is important for vaccine development. We sought to refine the B7A model by identifying a dose and fasting re...

Nov 18th, 2020 - Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. A Possible Complication of COVID-19?  A 75-year-old woman with a history of type 2 diabetes and hypertension presents to the emergency department with worsening ...

Oct 27th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain are common presenting symptoms of COVID-19 infection and are associated with increased disease severity and worse outcomes, according to a serie...

Oct 21st, 2020 - The correct diagnosis is sinus rhythm, LVH, and normal T waves (Figure 2). Figure 2. Courtesy of Dr Podrid. Discussion The ECG shows a normal P wave (+) before each QRS complex with a stable and normal PR interval and a stable PP interval with a r...

Oct 21st, 2020 - A 72-year-old man with a history of hypertension and coronary artery disease presents to the emergency department complaining of weakness, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. His physical examination is unremarkable. An ECG is obtained. Figure 1. Courte...

Sep 24th, 2020 - (Reuters Health) - Doctors who use zinc to treat children for acute diarrhea can throttle back on the recommended dose and may, in the process, prevent the vomiting that can accompany the therapy, a new study of 4,500 youngsters in India and Tanza...