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Category Archives: Abdominal pain
Irritable Bowel – Possible Missed Protozoan Disease With Treatment
It has been known for some time that bacterial overgrowth is a common cause/aggravation of irritable bowel. Now further concern Blastocystis Hominis and Dientamoeba fragilis infections are not being reported because labs are restricting their search for Amoebiasis and Giardiasis … Continue reading
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Bacterial Overgrowth causing Chronic Pancreatitis and Rosacea – New treatment? And, for elderly, a quick way to get rid of lactose intolerance
Chronic pancreatitis is a disease associated with recurrent abdominal pains, and malabsorption with possible steatorhea (fatty looking stools), bloating, intermittent diarrhea. A recent study found Small Intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in 14/15 cases and suggested treatment would help those symptoms. … Continue reading
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Irritable Bowel (IBS) Involves Excessive Permeability of Gut Membranes
For years, IBS has been known as a “psychological disease”, an intestinal spastic disease, and a segmental hypersensitivity syndrome (nerves hyperirritable). Now there is increased gut permeability, particluarly in the diarrhea predominant form. This “leaky gut” creates an immune reaction … Continue reading
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Older Celiacs With Iron Deficiency Anemia Missed
20% of missed celiac cases are found after age 60 and present with iron deficiency anemia. The gold standard is duodenal scope and biopsy but this might not be the best place to be.
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Botox For Thrombosed Piles
A blood clot in a hemorrhoid can cause extreme pain. Caught early, it can be surgically evacuated. Once several days old, there is no advantage in doing so. Now it looks like an intrasphincteric injection of 0.6 ml of a … Continue reading
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Segmental Colitis Associated with Diverticulosis (SCAD syndrome)
Diverticulosis can exist with segmental colitis – have an older patient who had bad diarrhea on a trip and was diagnosed with such. Not something I was aware of.
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NSAID’s and Gastritis – new help
Arthritis pills longterm, particularly in the elderly, is a risky business. Stomach bleed have been reported to cause more deaths than car accidents and other injuries. These stats are now relatively old and comments from doctors has been that they … Continue reading
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Dyspepsia (Indigestion) Under 45 – Eradicate Helicobacter Pylori
Controversy abounds over whether People with dyspepsia should have H. pylori colonization treated. Recent article concludes “The main therapeutic strategy for managing dyspepsia in patients under the age of 45 years is ‘test and treat’. H. pylori eradication is recommended … Continue reading
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Restless Legs and Interstitial Cystitis Related to Gut Bacterial Overgrowth?
In those patients with Irritable bowel and restless leg syndrome, significant benefits can occur if therapy to treat bacterial overgrowth is undertaken
Microscopic Colitis – Undiagnosable Pain Generator?
There is a growing awareness that colitis can occur without any observable lesions on colonoscopy. Microscopic colitis is occasionally associated with spondylitis and may be associated with myofascial back pain by activating psoas and abdominal wall spasms. How then does … Continue reading
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Celiac disease painful and hard to diagnose
The malabsortion of celiac disease can cause both osteomalacia and B12 deficiency among other things. These can be painful. Celiac is associated with spondylitis in some cases. A recent blood test result suggested lab testing can be insensitive.
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