Gluten is not a common food allergy, and true gluten hypersensitivity, or celiac disease, is mediated by another type of antibody (not IgE but IgA) and also leads to different symptoms (including chronic abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, change in stool, and anemia). Medications: Although...
Stressincontinence occurs during physical activity; urine leaks out of the body when the abdominal muscles contract, leading to an increase in intra-abdominal pressure (for example, when sneezing, laughing, or even standing up from a seated position). Stress incontinence is most commonly caused when...
Cyclothymic disorder is characterized by at least two years in adults, or one year in children and adolescents, of episodes of having symptoms of depression and episodes of hypomanicsymptoms that do not qualify for having either a full major depressive, manic, or hypomanic episode. Mixed features...
Liver disease is common in the US. About 4.5 million adults (1.8%) are diagnosed with some form of liver disease, but more than 100 million actually have it. They just don’t know. Liver disease is the ninth most common cause of death in the U.S. (more than 55,000 deaths a year...
Children under the age of five are mostly affected by meningitis causing viruses and exhibit symptoms like fever, sleepiness, nausea, lack of appetite etc. Viral meningitis is diagnosed through blood tests, nose/throat swabs, stool samples and spinal cord fluid samples. If the symptoms do not go...
All subjects will be surveyed beforehand for their demographic characteristics and lifestyle patterns. The screening will also include blood tests and the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire (CCMQ). After exclu- sion of noneligible participants, the remaining subjects will be assigned ...
Unlike adults, who don’t have time to sit in their rooms and do nothing, children do everything in theirs. They need to be able to finish their homework, so include desks and chairs in your cart, and let them enjoy themselves as well. ...
Blood tests There are three types of blood tests for evaluating patients with hepatitis: liver enzymes, antibodies to the hepatitis viruses, and viral proteins or genetic material (viral DNA or RNA). Liver enzymes Among the most sensitive and widely used blood tests for evaluating patients with ...
The course of multiple sclerosis and its symptoms are unique to each individual. Multiple sclerosis is considered active if relapses occur, with evidence of lesions inMRItests, over a specific period of time. MS is also characterized as worsening or non-worsening, depending on whether disabilities...
Davis SP, Crane PB, Bolin LP, et al.An integrative review of physical activity in adults with inflammatory bowel disease.Intest Res. 2022;20(1):43-52. doi:10.5217/ir.2020.00049 Ordille AJ, Phadtare S.Intensity-specific considerations for exercise for patients with inflammatory bowel disease....