The most obvious cause of an anal fissure is direct trauma to the anal canal. Childbirth, anal intercourse, and insertion of any foreign bodies into the anal canal can cause a fissure. Chronic constipation and chronic diarrhea can also cause an anal fissure by repeatedly straining the lining...
The most commonly observed adverse events include diarrhea, hypertension, nausea, and transaminase elevation, which are generally mild to moderate and can be observed in up to 30% of patients. Splenectomy Splenectomy remains the most effective therapy for corticosteroid-resistant or relapsed ITP ...
The most common side effects were mild-to-moderate nausea, diarrhea and constipation and occurred primarily during the dose escalation period. Treatment discontinuation due to side effects occurred in up to 6.7% of those receiving Zepbound (primary in the first few months due to stomach side effec...
When AIDS first came to public attention in the 1980s there were many misconceptions about how it spread. Thanks to ongoing awareness campaigns, these misconceptions have been dispelled. People transmit HIV through a very specific list of bodily fluids: blood, semen, pre-seminal fluid, rectal flu...
"If a patient has infectious symptoms – sore throat, cough, vomiting, diarrhea and so forth – I will always ask about the presence of a fever, and it’s helpful to know an actual temperature," Ravindra says. Bonus points if you own a blood pressure monitor, particularly if yo...
intestines and affects the muscles that control digestion, which is why you might havediarrhea after a night of drinking.10Over time, intestinal inflammation increases the risk of gastrointestinal disorders and impairs your body’s ability to absorb nutrients from food, leading to nutritional ...
stop by 6–8 weeks) is the most commonly used regimen, with an initial response rate of 60–80%. Approximately 20–40% of the patients could maintain the response after corticosteroid discontinuation [95,96]. Prolonged corticosteroid courses are not recommended due to the adverse effects. ...
I know it sounds wacky and a little juvenile (well, I was 19), but my journey with regaining my playfulness started in the bathrooms of a well-established university. Sick of the day-to-day drabness of socially isolating study,I printed out flyers about diarrheaand stuck them all over th...
There has been an increase in demand over the years due to the emerging evidence regarding probiotics’ potential role to modify the flora in improving several medical conditions such as acute diarrhea, eczema, and genitourinary infections [248,249]. For BV, it is hypothesized that apart from ...
Flies have been a major nuisance to humans and animals for thousands of years. Many transmit disease causing organisms and are linked directly to typhoid, cholera, dysentery, diarrhea, pinworms, roundworms, whipworms, hookworms and tapeworms. Most flies have filthy habits that make them efficient...