objective:this study aimed to differentiate illness anxiety and generalized anxiety by the role of metacognition and intolerance of uncertainty. methods: this research was a descriptive-correlational study with an ex post facto design. the study population included all students of yazd university, and the study sample comprised 400 healthy adult university students (mean age=23.3 years, sd=4.9)...

Orthostatic intolerance is a syndrome characterized by chronic orthostatic symptoms of light-headedness, fatigue, nausea, orthostatic tachycardia, and aggravated norepinephrine levels while standing. The aim of this study was to assess the protective effect of exercise endurance training on orthostatic symptoms and to examine its usefulness in the treatment of orthostatic intolerance. 2768 mili...

BACKGROUND Methotrexate (MTX) is an effective and safe drug in the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Despite its safety, MTX-related gastrointestinal adverse effects before and after MTX administration, termed MTX intolerance, occur frequently, leading to non-compliance and potentially premature MTX termination. The aim of this study was to construct a risk model to predict MTX ...

BACKGROUND Multiple food intolerance in infants, including intolerance to extensively hydrolysed proteins (HP), is often difficult to treat. However, few data have been reported on clinical outcome and dietary treatment of these patients. AIMS To evaluate the clinical characteristics of patients with HP-intolerance and the long-term outcome of treatment with ass' milk. PATIENTS AND METHODS ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of lactose and fructose intolerance in children with chronic abdominal pain. METHODS Hydrogen breath tests were done to detect lactose and fructose malabsorption in 86 children with chronic abdominal pain (44 irritable bowel syndrome, 24 functional abdominal pain and 17 functional abdominal pain syndrome as per Rome III criteria) presenting to a Pediatr...

Q&A: Food additive intolerance 1) What is food additive intolerance and can you tell us what the most common symptoms are? Food additive intolerance is a non-IgE mediated food hypersensitivity. The hypersensitivity is induced by the food additives via a direct mast cell activation. Although the exact pathophysiology is unknown, various clinical signs are characteristic of food additive intolera...

Lactose intolerance has been reviewed in published statements by the Protein Advisory Group of the United Nations System,’ the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council,2 and the American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Nutrition.’ Each of these statements deals principally with the advisability of encouraging population groups with a high rate of lactose intolerance to cons...