Diabetic diarrhea and steatorrhea occur predominantly in young adult males who have juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus complicated by neuropathy. The presentation is often severe, with nocturnal or postprandial watery diarrhea and tenesmus. Massive malabsorption of fat may occur; however, malabsorption of other nutrients and generalized wasting are quite rare. Because the symptoms are relatively ...

emia," published in the Edinburgh Medico-Chirurgical Society's 1'ansactions for 1913, Professor Russell dealt at considerable length ^Vlth the scientific side of the subject, time not permitting him to c?nsider in any detail its practical aspects. He practically dis^ssed the clinical aspects of the subject by stating that " there is 110 doubt amongst us at all as to the general proposition that...

Dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system is a well established long term complication of diabetes mellitus. Moreover, autonomic innervations is essential for appropriate functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, (GI), including the synchronicity between the motility induced peristaltic movement and the sphincters as well as the secretary capacity of the GI glands, i.e. salivary glands, panc...

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are one of the most complex and significant problems modern gastroenterology. The steady increase in morbidity, pathogenetic mechanisms development, presence severe extra-intestinal manifestations complications make this problem socially significant. article presents views on some aspects pathogenesis IBD. Currently, key links development progression IBD, as we...

abstract aim: to assess anti-neuronal antibodies (na) prevalence and their correlation with neurological disorders and bowel habits in celiac disease (cd) patients. background: neurological manifestations are estimated to occur in about 10% of celiac disease patients and na to central nervous system (cns) and enteric nervous system (ens) are found in a significant proportion of them. little is ...

Intestinal obstruction after liver transplant is a rare complication, with diverse clinical manifestations. Intestinal adhesion is the most common cause. However, internal hernia, abdominal wall hernia, and neoplasm are also reported. Intussusception is another rare cause of intestinal obstruction, which has been reported primarily in pediatric patients. Herein, we report a case of intestinal o...

celiac disease (cd) is defined as a permanent intolerance to gluten with clinical manifestations and abnormal small intestinal mucosa. a case series study was performed to obtain information about clinical manifestations, age of presentation and diagnosis of cd. for this purpose, hospital records of patients who were admitted to the gastrointestinal ward in the children's medical center fr...

celiac disease (cd) is a rare malabsorption syndrome mainly occurring in childhood which is now recognized as the most common food intolerance disease in the world. cd is associated with a wide spectrum of extra intestinal manifestations. neurological involvements of cd were first attributed to malabsorption due to changes in the mucosal architecture of the small intestine. neurological manifes...

The isocyanates are widely used as precursors of polyurethane products, as well as carbamate insecticides. Toluene 2,4-diisocyanate (TDI) is one of the most important commercially used isocyanates. Humans may be exposed to TDI by inhalation, ingestion, dermal and eye contact. TDI is a powerful irritant to the mucosal membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts, eyes and the skin. P...