introduction: diarrhea is one of the most common symptoms treated in general practice and gastroenterology. an estimated 1.7 billion cases of diarrhea are reported annually. anxious and emotional persons are more sensitive to digestive problems. anxious persons may feel their heartbeat and perceive their intestinal motility and spasm, and this may cause them more concern. case presentation: in ...

blastocystis hominis is a protozoan parasite which mainly found in human fecal samples both from symptomatic patients and asymptomatic population in developing countries. in this study we reported a patient referred to gi clinic with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever for 2 or 3 days and passed watery stools because of blastocystis sp. subtype 2 infection.

a case who was suffering from abdominal pain and chronic diarrhea refered to isfahan health training and research center, institute of public health. current treatments for chronic diarrhea incloding a traial of gluten fre diet were performed but these were not effective because he was infected by dicrocoelium dentriticum. then he was cured with parasitic treatment.

background: diarrhea is a well-recognized side effect associated with pelvic radiation; however, there is not any effective common treatment for radiation-induced diarrhea. a popular alternative is probiotics, which have been used in several gastrointestinal disorders. probiotics are live microbial food supplements. furthermore, honey is a putative nutritional with a variety of health effects, ...

introduction: artemisia dracunculus l. belongs to asteraceae family, and is a medicinal plant widely used in traditional medicine as a remedy for gastrointestinal disturbances. this study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of essential oil of a. dracunculus (eoad) on the rat alimentary tract. methods: the eoad was extracted by clevenger apparatus using hydrodistillation. ld50 was calculated...

This study aims to analyze the factors influencing students' snacking habits on incidence of acute diarrhea. The method used is a cross-sectional survey with an explanatory research approach. results showed that there was effect attitude (p = 0.024), trust 0.007), availability snacks 0.012), peers 0.013), role family diarrhea 0.021), but no amount pocket money 0.466) and mass media in 0.0869). ...

objective: the cows that don’t have access to sufficient energy in their ration can get sickness. milk production has a high priority in metabolism of dairy cows so lactating cows are more prone to get sick this can ruin all the benefits of higher milk yield because of the higher prevalence of the disorders. methods: data for this research had gathered from a herd with 1600 holstein cattle in e...

Diarrheal disease in young children (toddlers) seems increasingly common tropical countries, especially dirty and dense urban areas. Diarrhea can last several days cause the body to lose fluids needed for survival. This study aimed determine sanitation factors that influence incidence of diarrhea. Methods: used a case-control design involving 100 respondents. All respondents were divided into t...