opium/diarrhea

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

Diarrhea continues to be a prevalent symptom in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), requiring a wide differential diagnosis to define the pathophysiologic mechanisms in individual patients. It is essential that physicians properly evaluate complaints of diarrhea by assessing both patient

More than 12 million international travellers contract diarrhea every year. Today more than 80% of the pathogenic agents can be found: virus (Rotavirus and virus of Norwalk), bacteria or parasites. Most of the aqueous diarrheas are due to E. coli secreting an enterotoxin which acts like the toxin of

BACKGROUND Hypericum perforatum Linn. (Hypericaceae) (St. John's wort) attenuates opium withdrawal signs. OBJECTIVE To explore the therapeutic potential of Hypericum perforatum in the management of opium-induced withdrawal syndrome. METHODS The effect of the Hypericum perforatum hydro-ethanol

Although diarrhea is a common complaint, its evaluation and treatment can be challenging. Appropriately defining and classifying diarrhea provide the framework for approaching diagnostic and therapeutic options. Diarrhea can be defined based on frequency, consistency, and/or weight, and classified

BACKGROUND Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC)-related diarrhea can be debilitating, reduces quality of life (QOL), and may be the only indication for initiating systemic therapy. Conventional antidiarrheal drugs are not always helpful and may have side effects. Calcium aluminosilicate antidiarrheal

Poppy extract accompanied the human infant for more than 3 millenia. Motives for its use included excessive crying, suspected pain, and diarrhea. In antiquity, infantile sleeplessness was regarded as a disease. When treatment with opium was recommended by Galen, Rhazes, and Avicenna, baby sedation

Diarrhea is one of the main drawbacks for cancer patients. Possible etiologies could be radiotherapy, chemotherapeutic agents, decreased physical performance, graft versus host disease and infections. Chemotherapy-induced diarrhea (CID) is a common problem, especially in patients with advanced

A 72-year-old man with Crohn's disease for about 6 years was urgently hospitalized in hypovolaemic shock. On admission, serum creatinine concentration was 4.2 mg/dl, serum sodium 124 mmol/l, as a result of massive fluid and electrolyte loss via a loop ileostomy which had been placed 4 weeks

BACKGROUND After the introduction of the Rome IV criteria for the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), studies on the clinical significance of the new criteria in the settings of a large study has been scarce. Objective: Herein we used the infrastructures provided by one the largest cohort

Case Study Mr. D., a 55-year-old male, presented to the medical oncology service with a diagnosis of stage III adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon. He presented 7 weeks post sigmoid colectomy with lymph node resection and was initiated on adjuvant chemotherapy with CAPOX (capecitabine [Xeloda] and

BACKGROUND About 10 million children worldwide live or work on the street. International reports estimate the prevalence of substance use among street children to be between 25% - 90%, which is who were referredntal disorders and high-risk behaviors. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to