Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common and age-related cancers worldwide. Objectives: The present study aimed to determine the recurrence, severity, distress, and clustering of symptoms in the elderly with colorectal cancer in the selected hospitals in Isfahan from 2018 to 2019. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted over a period of six months on 300 ...

background: dairy products intolerance is defined by existing of gastrointestinal symptoms following dairy product consumption. its prevalence varies among different countries. this study is conducted to determine the frequencies and severities of intolerance symptoms in the consumption of different dairy products in iranian students of medical sciences. methods: in this cross-sectional study, ...

background and objective : irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder. sleep disturb-ances are known to be common among individuals with this syndrome. this study aimed to determine the relationship between sleep quality and severity of intestinal symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome. materials and methods : this cross-sectional study was carried out among 201 subj...

BACKGROUND Previous research has shown that dysphagia and gastrointestinal problems occur frequently in carriers of the m.3243A>G mutation; however, the exact frequency and severity have not been determined. We hypothesise that adult carriers have an increased risk for malnutrition. METHODS In this observational study we evaluated the presence of gastrointestinal problems and dysphagia in 92 ...

Background: Cancer can lead to fatigue and the manifestation of psychological symptoms in patients, including depression, anxiety, and stress. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between fatigue and psychological symptoms in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Materials and Methods: The study had a descriptive, cross-sectional design. We assessed level...

objective: functional dyspepsia (fd) is a common symptom of upper gastrointestinal discomfort. few data are available on the role of psychotherapy in the treatment of dyspeptic syndromes. this study assesses whether brief core conflictual relationship theme (ccrt) psychoanalytic psychotherapy improves gastrointestinal and psychiatric symptoms in patients with functional dyspepsia. methods: a ra...

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders. a signi_cant number of ibs patients have extra-intestinal symptoms (eis), but the etiology of co-morbidity of ibs with these symptoms is unclear. the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of eis with psychological symptoms in ibs patients. â  materials and methods: this multi...

background: cancer can lead to fatigue and the manifestation of psychological symptoms in patients, including depression, anxiety, and stress. objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between fatigue and psychological symptoms in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. materials and methods: the study had a descriptive, cross-sectional design. we assessed levels of f...