When colonoscopy is used as the reference standard, simulated flexible sigmoidoscopy has a sensitivity for detecting any advanced colonic neoplasm throughout the colon of 70% to 86% (SOR: A, systematic review of cohort studies) and a single stool guaiac test is...
I have severe pain at the stoma site, constant nausea, severe bloating and gas, no appetite, gained 25 pounds, can't move my bowels for days at a time and this is with taking stool softeners and Benefiber two times a day. Then I go to the uncontrollable diarrhea. I'm literally scar...
such as impaired communication skills, defective social interaction, and the presence of repetitive behaviors [19]. ASD significantly limits the individual’s capacity to live independently, posing a substantial burden on their families. These disorders represent a serious...
With few exceptions, the stool microbiome was similar to the biopsy-derived microbiome, supporting the reliability of noninvasive measurements. Multiple taxa discriminated between mild, moderate, and severe disease, especially in the treatment-naive state. In addition, signatures of microbes associated ...
Dietary fibre can change colonic microbial activity from a proteolytic (fermenting amino acid) to a saccharolytic (fermenting complex carbohydrate) fermentation pattern [6,19,23]. Dietary habits affect the composition of the gut microbiota. Since the microbiota is in contact with a significant number...
The first objective of infant formulas is to ensure the healthy growth of neonates and infants, as the sole complete food source during the first months of life when a child cannot be breastfed. Beyond this nutritional aspect, infant nutrition companies also try to mimic breast milk in its un...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a serious health problem due to its high incidence and consequences. In view of the existing controversies, new therapeutic options for NAFLD are still being sought. Therefore, the aim of our review was to eva