Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Childhood Constipation and More in the November Issue of AJG
Tag: Constipation
Feeling Constipated? You May Have a Higher Risk for Heart Disease
People with constipation may have a higher risk of having a heart attack or stroke, and the risk increases in people who also have high blood pressure. The findings of a new study are published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. The study has been chosen as an APSselect article for October.
Perguntas e Respostas da Mayo Clinic: Apoiar medicamentos para perda de peso com nutrição adequada e personalizada
Tara Schmidt, nutricionista registrada na Mayo Clinic em Rochester, Minnesota, fornece informações sobre a importância de se discutir nutrição no contexto de medicamentos para a perda de peso.
Studies on Higher Infliximab Concentrations in IBD, Opioid-Related Constipation and More in the November Issue of AJG
The November issue of AJG highlights new clinical science and reviews including additional colonoscopy quality measures, higher infliximab concentrations in IBD patients with higher visceral adipose tissue (VAT), an automated tissue systems pathology test for Barrett’s esophagus, and opioid-related constipation.
GI symptoms persist in older female colorectal cancer survivors
More than 4 out of 5 older women survivors of colorectal cancer may be experiencing a range of gastrointestinal symptoms many years after being diagnosed and treated, a new study suggests.
Kiwi as Constipation Treatment and New Chronic Constipation Guideline in the June Issue of AJG
The June issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology includes a new joint society guideline on pharmacological management of chronic idiopathic constipation and consumption of kiwifruit to relieve constipation.
ACG and AGA Joint Guideline on Chronic Constipation Management
New guidelines for the management of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults are first to recommend magnesium oxide and senna as evidence-based treatments. This is a joint clinical practice guideline of the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Gastroenterological Association.
Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation for IBS-C, Infliximab Retreatment for Crohn’s Disease Featured in September Issue of AJG
The September issue of AJG highlights new clinical science, including a potential therapy to improve IBS-C symptoms, reintroduction of infliximab for Crohn’s disease, and population-based data to examine incidence and mortality of certain GI and hepatology diseases.
Easy Ways To End Constipation in Children
Constipation can cause children a lot of discomfort – and parents a lot of concern. But childhood constipation is very easy for parents to handle and prevent with simple strategies. Possible Causes Constipation means that bowel movements happen less than…