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Scleroderma's Small and Large Bowel Problems by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm patients when the normal bacteria in the large bowel spread backward into the small bowel. This is called bacterial overgrowth. This bacteria breaks down the bile acids needed Read on »

Testing of the Large Intestine by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:41pm , it takes only a little time for food that is eaten to progress through the small intestine into the colon. It then may take longer periods for the remaining material to pass through... into the rectum and lets a doctor view the inside of the rectum and colon (sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy). In colonoscopy an image of the entire large bowel, or colon, is relayed through Read on »

Stenosis of the large intestine complicating scleroderma and mimicking a sigmoid carcinoma by Jan Posted Wed 10 Nov 2010 6:17pm Abstract An unusual case of scleroderma with colonic involvement mimicking sigmoid carcinoma is presented. Severe low colonic obstruction was due to stenosis of the large intestine making segmental colonic resection mandatory Key words Scleroderma - intestinal obstruction Fulltext Read More ... Pyloric stenosis in a patient Read on »

Small intestinal structure and passive permeability in systemic sclerosis by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm for by impaired renal function, small intestinal bacterial contamination, or altered gastrointestinal transit. These results indicate that passive intestinal permeability is unaltered..., which were mostly confined to the deeper structures, although in two there was a minimal degree of villous atrophy without epithelial cell changes. Passive intestinal permeability Read on »

SMALL INTESTINE TRANSPLANTATION IN INDIA by nitinsyal Patient Expert

Posted Thu 27 Aug 2009 11:34pm Intestine is a segment of the digestive tract extends from stomach to the anus. It has two parts small intestine and large intestine which has further sub-divided parts. In the whole body anatomy intestine is one of the most important parts. Intestine transplant means replacement of a diseased intestine with a healthy one donated from another person Read on »

New study links meat to cancer of small intestine by Yusuf Posted Sun 30 Nov 2008 12:00am Eating red and processed meats have long been associated with cancer of the large intestine long time ago. Professor David Shuker, head... linked to cancers of the small intestine. This study show yet again what natural health advocates have said for years ago about eating red meat and diets high in animal fats Read on »

Testing of the Small Intestine by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:41pm by the hydrogen breath test: The patient drinks a sugar solution and breathes into a bag every 15 minutes for two hours. If the bacteria are present in large amounts in the small intestine... Small bowel manometry (antroduodenal manometry) A test that is used to detect intestinal motility abnormalities is small bowel manometry (antroduodenal manometry Read on »

Saturated Fat Linked to Small Intestine Cancer... by DiseaseProof Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 17 Nov 2008 4:26am A new study in Cancer Research claims eating foods high in saturated fat, like red meat, may heighten the risk of cancer in the small intestine. HealthDay News Reports: Previous research had identified a link between red and processed meats and cancer of the large intestine, but this is the first prospective study to examine the association between Read on »

HE LIVES WITHOUT SMALL INTESTINE by nitinsyal Patient Expert

Posted Thu 27 Aug 2009 11:34pm the small intestine which absorbs and digests food. It was surgically removed. In December 2008, he complained about severe abdominal pain and the doctors at first thought it was Appendicitis. But while operating on him, they found gangrene in his small intestine and diagnosed that he was suffering from the Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA) syndrome, a rare Read on »

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in patients suffering from scleroderma: clinical effectiveness of its eradication. by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:58pm were to investigate orocecal transit time (OCTT) and the presence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in SSc as a cause of intestinal symptoms. METHODS: Fifty-five SSc patients and 60 healthy controls, sex and age matched, entered the study. Enrolled subjects completed a questionnaire for intestinal symptoms and a global symptomatic score Read on »