Some patients with COVID-19 experience gastrointestinal symptoms, particularly diarrhea, as the first sign of illness, according to a new study. Among this subset of patients – who have mild disease ...

A team of nurses in the United Kingdom have created a board game to help staff learn and refresh best practices for managing diarrhea patients, according to The Guardian. Nurses from the Newcastle ...

white pill A recently published report describes the case of a 59-year-old male patient who experienced olmesartan-associated enteropathy (OAE) and highlights the importance of performing thorough ...

High levels of a hormone found in cells in the gut could underlie many cases of chronic diarrhea and help explain up to 40% of cases of patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea, according ...

For those experiencing paradoxical diarrhea, the body sends confusing signals that can leave both patients and healthcare providers perplexed. This unusual digestive condition creates a seemingly ...

Persistent diarrhea can occur for any number of reasons. One of them is ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic disease affecting the large intestine. Fortunately, it is also treatable -- most people ...

FC-gamma receptor IIIA (FCGR3A) polymorphism and DFS in follicular lymphoma patients after idiotype vaccination in first remission. Background: Chemotherapy-induced diarrhea (CID) is a common ...

Dr. M, 52, was a general practitioner whose office served a variety of patients. Saturdays were especially busy because patients often waited to come in on the weekend. On this particular Saturday, ...

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Diarrhea may be the first or only symptom some COVID-19 patients experience, according to the authors of a study. The study, published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, involved 206 ...

Abbreviations: mITT, modified intent to treat; TTROD, time to resolution of diarrhea. *Comparing fidaxomicin and vancomycin. †Log-rank P = .0003, with versus without cancer. ‡Log-rank P = .145, with ...