BACKGROUND Many public health problems in modern society affect the gastrointestinal area. Knowledge of the disease occurrence in populations is better understood if viewed in a psychosocial context including indicators of the social environment where people spend their lives. The general aim of this study was to estimate the occurrence in the population and between sexes of common gastrointest...

To determine the prevalence of various gastrointestinal disturbances related to long-distance rnning and its effect on weight, diet and everyday digestive problems, we gave a questionnaire to 279 leisure-time marathon runners, comprising 10% of the participants in a local marathon race. Their answers disclosed a prevalence of dietary changes, weight reduction and altered bowel habits (mainly lo...

Gastrointestinal symptoms are among the commonest complaints in the dialysis population. The causes and treatment of many gastrointestinal problems are similar in patients receiving the renal replacement therapy as in the general population. This review focuses on gastrointestinal disorders with special relevance to patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving dialysis with some menti...

gastrointestinal (gi) diseases affect a large number of people all over the world. uncontrolled acid secretion and occurrence of gastric ulcers are common disorders of gi tract which pose serious problems to human health. many synthetic drugs have been used to treat gi disorders but a definite cure has not been discovered so far and the available medications cause several side effects. nigella ...

E-mail:[email protected] © All Natural Advantage Many Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) children suffer gastrointestinal (GI problems such as abdominal pain, chronic diarrhoea, constipation, vomiting, gastroesophageal reflux, and intestinal infections. ASD children are more likely to require gut medications and be hospitalised for gut related disturbances. Gastrointestinal abnormalities oft...

With increasing age, there is functional impairment of the gastrointestinal tract which is also aggravated by the various co-morbidities and adverse effect of many medications 1. On the whole, there is reduced or impaired co-ordination of contraction of the muscular wall of the various parts of the gastrointestinal tract, leading to various types of mobility problems 2. The dramatic increase in...