Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer is one of the leading causes death that affect many patients around world. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly impacted our healthcare system in large diagnosis and management GI have suffered with a reduction screening. This review will describe current practices screening during COVID-19 summarize how each (esophageal, gastric, colorecta...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is more common in patients with chronic kidney disease and is associated with higher mortality than in the general population. Blood losses in this patient population can be quite severe at times and it is important to differentiate anemia of chronic diseases from anemia due to GI bleeding. We review the literature on common causes of lower gastrointestinal bleedi...

Diabetes mellitus type 2 is the most common degenerative disease in Indonesia, so that regulation of food intake important. Food sources carbohydrates with a low glycemic index (GI) can control blood sugar levels. GI rate at which absorbed into glucose. Purple sweet potato has it suitable as an alternative source carbohydrates. Different cooking processes affect purple potato, frying technique ...

Mitochondrial disorders (MIDs) due to respiratory-chain defects or nonrespiratory chain defects are usually multisystem conditions [mitochondrial multiorgan disorder syndrome (MIMODS)] affecting the central nervous system (CNS), peripheral nervous system, eyes, ears, endocrine organs, heart, kidneys, bone marrow, lungs, arteries, and also the intestinal tract. Frequent gastrointestinal (GI) man...

BACKGROUND Data available on the effect of quality (glycemic index [GI]) and quantity (glycemic load [GL]) of carbohydrates on the risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are inconsistent. The objective of this study was to examine the association between dietary GI, GL, and CVD risk factors among Tehranian adults, the participants of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study. METHODS This popu...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Gastro-intestinal (GI) symptoms are often experienced by healthy women during menstruation. An increased frequency of GI symptoms during menses has also been reported in women with irritable bowel syndrome or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); however, IBD patients with restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomoses (IPAA) have not been studied. We aimed to exam...

Introduction: Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is expressed in several cell types the body including gastrointestinal (GI) epithelium. Objective:To provide an overview of normal distribution ACE2 GI tract, altered expression notably coronavirus infection and its consequences. Materials Methods: Pubmed google scholar were searched using key words paired with intestinal permeabilty, gut mic...

Accumulating data indicate that a diet characterized by low glycaemic-index (GI) foods not only improves certain metabolic ramifications of insulin resistance, but also reduces insulin resistance per se. Epidemiological data also suggest a protective role against development of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. A major disadvantage in this connection is the sho...

BACKGROUND The development of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) can be a concern in the management of Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). We aimed to evaluate whether the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is associated with the prognosis of adult patients with HSP. METHODS Clinical data including the NLR of adult patients with HSP were retrospectively analyzed. ...