OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that the proximal small intestines of children with persistent diarrhea present morphometric and stereologic changes proportional to their nutritional status, using microscope images stored in a computer. METHODS Cross-sectional study with 65 pediatric patients, whose ages ranged from 4 months to 5 years, with persistent diarrhea for over 14 days. The nutritio...

INTRODUCTION Celiac crisis is a life-threatening complication of celiac disease that is rarely described in adults. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 31-year-old man with celiac crisis as a first manifestation of celiac disease. The patient presented with severe diarrhea, metabolic acidosis, and electrolyte disturbances accompanied by electrocardiographic alterations. A satisfactory clinica...

Currently, surgery is less needed for the treatment of refractory peptic ulcer disease (PUD) or its complications. So, the complications of PUD surgery have been clearly declined. Here in, we present a 42-year-old man with chronic watery diarrhea and significant weight loss during 2 years after gastrojejunostomy for the treatment of obstructive PUD. Small bowel gastrointestinal series showed ra...

BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients often have gastrointestinal symptoms which may result in malnutrition and a negative impact on their quality of life. Modulation of the gut microbiota can be a strategy to promote host health and homeostasis. CASE REPORT The authors present a case of chronic diarrhea in a hemodialysis (HD) patient with an unknown etiology. After about one year ...

We report a case of a 63-year-old-man presenting with chronic diarrhea and weight loss while on olmesartan treatment for hypertension. Investigation showed multiple nutritional deficiencies associated with diffuse intestinal villous atrophy. Serologies for celiac disease were negative and other causes of villous atrophy were excluded. Olmesartan as a precipitant agent was suspected and withdraw...

Nutritional management of patients with intestinal failure often includes the use oligomeric formulas. Implementing formulas in surgical maldigestion or malabsorption could be a nutritional strategy to included clinical protocols. We aim generate knowledge from survey focused on effectiveness therapy Delphi methodology. Each statement that reached an agreement consensus among participants was d...

.. Objective: To determine the rate of sero-conversion after first dose of measles immunization in children less than one year of age and to find out association between seroconversion with nutritional status, URTI, fever and diarrhea. Methodology: Descriptive cross sectional study of 6 month duration conducted at outpatient department, EPI center LUH Hyderabad. Total 240 children between 9 to ...

The present investigation was carried out in the breeding and migratory tracts of jamunapari goat in district Mohoba of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. For study, data were collected from 10 villages of belonging to Jaitpur block of the Mohoba district in 2012-2013. The climate of the breeding and migratory tracts was hot, semi-arid and tropical in nature with matching vegetation and culti...

Fermented milk products have been used therapeutically in the ancient systems of medicine in the Near and Middle East for centuries. However, the nutritional and therapeutic value of lactic acid organisms is still controversial. Several preclinical and clinical studies have been performed, showing that fermentation of food with lactobacilli increases the quantity, availability, digestibility an...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Objective evaluation of intestinal mucosal damage due to anticancer drugs is generally difficult. Serum diamine oxidase (DAO) activity is reported to reflect the integrity and maturity of the small intestinal mucosa. Therefore, we investigated whether serum DAO activity is an indicator of gastrointestinal toxicity or nutritional status in patients receiving chemotherapy. ME...