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Chronic diarrhea

Gastroenterology, 2004
Chronic diarrhea can be due to any of several hundred conditions. When investigation fails to uncover a specific cause that can be treated successfully, nonspecific therapy is implemented. This includes dietary alterations if specific aggravating foods can be identified, enteral or parenteral nutrition if nutritional status is compromised, and use of ...
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The Pathophysiology of Diarrhea

Clinical Transplantation, 1996
Abstract Diarrhea is a very common event after transplantation, but its cause may be difficult to identify. The first step in determining the cause in any particular case is an understanding of the etiology of diarrhea in general. Although diarrhea often is categorized into such types as secretory versus osmotic, or electrolyte transport‐related versus
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NOSOCOMIAL DIARRHEA

Critical Care Clinics, 1998
Nosocomial diarrheas are an important problem in hospitals, and in critical care units in particular. Hospital-acquired diarrhea may be on an infectious or noninfectious basis. Common noninfectious causes of nosocomial diarrhea include medication-induced changes in the fecal flora or changes secondary to enteral hyperalimenation.
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Functional Diarrhea

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2012
Chronic diarrhea is a frequent and challenging problem in clinical medicine. In a considerable subgroup of these, no underlying cause is identified and this is referred to as functional diarrhea. A consensus definition for functional diarrhea is based on loose stool consistency and chronicity and absence of coexisting irritable bowel syndrome ...
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Ileostomy diarrhea

Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, 2006
Ileostomy diarrhea is not an uncommon problem and can lead to considerable loss of quality of life. Unfortunately, well-designed therapeutic trials are lacking, and thus, treatment of patients with ileostomy diarrhea remains largely empiric.
Andrew W, DuPont, Joseph H, Sellin
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Travelers’ Diarrhea

Therapeutische Umschau, 2001
Durchfall ist die häufigste Gesundheitsstörung bei Reisenden nach tropischen Destinationen mit einer Inzidenz von bis zu über 50%. Gleichzeitig stellen Durchfälle den häufigsten Grund zur Arztkonsultation nach einer Tropenreise dar. Da oral aufgenommene infektiöse Pathogene die überwiegende Ursache darstellen, sind präventive Verhaltensregeln ...
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AGENTS OF DIARRHEA

Medical Clinics of North America, 1997
Diarrhea is a common problem for AIDS patients, and is chronic and debilitating. A thorough evaluation will reveal a pathogen in the majority of patients, and the organisms most frequently identified in AIDS patients with chronic diarrhea are Cryptosporidium, microsporidia, and Mycobacterium avium complex.
S R, Framm, R, Soave
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Travelers' Diarrhea

2008
This chapter provides details on diarrhea as the most frequent health problem encountered by persons going from industrialized to developing countries. It discusses travelers' diarrhea (TD), which is defined as the passage of three or more unformed stools within 24 hours that is associated with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain or cramps, fever, fecal ...
Karen J. Vigil, Herbert L. DuPont
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Zinc and diarrhea

Acta Paediatrica, 1992
Malnutrition is a major factor in the etiology, management and prognosis of persistent diarrhea in young children. Apart from inadequate energy intake, deficiencies of several specific nutrients have been implicated. Zinc is a micronutrient that appears to be of special interest, at least in some communities.
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Diarrhea

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1982
R J, Bywater, P M, Newsome
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