BACKGROUND The aetiology of non-ulcer dyspepsia and a possible connection to peptic ulcer disease is debated. This paper discusses this problem in a population based study. AIMS The relation between non-ulcer dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease was explored by the distribution in the general population and their associations to demographic, lifestyle, and psychological factors. METHODS All i...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: prolonged fasting may precipitate or exacerbate gastrointestinal complaints. the aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between ramadan fasting and acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (augib), and to assess characteristics of those occurred in the holly month. materials and methods: retrospective analysis was conducted for all ...

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a common and severe complication among patients with diabetes. There are hundreds of natural products derived from herbs that have been identified proven to be effective for glucose-lowering wound-healing effects, such as flavones. In this case study, we reported 76-year-old male patient traumatic DFU was cured after drinking yellow tea (dehydrogenated Camellia sine...

Purpose -To study the clinical profile of patients panophthalmitis presenting to tertiary health care centre. Methods-This was a prospective observational that involved25 with complaining blurring vision, redness, pain, purulent discharge, photophobia and eyelid swelling. Results-There were 18 males 7 females age group taken 30 75 years.14 belonged 45 years, out which 10 4 females. 46 60 5 2 61...

The aim of the study was to study the anti-ulcer activity of the methanolic extract of the leaves of Capparis zeylanica Linn on experimental animal models. The methanol extract of Capparis zeylanica Linn. leaves was investigated for anti-ulcer activity against aspirin plus pylorus ligation induced gastric ulcer in rats. HCl-Ethanol induced ulcer in mice and indomethacin induced ulcer in rats at...

BACKGROUND AND AIM In our previous study, the SLCO1B1 521TT genotype and the SLCO1B1*1b haplotype were significantly associated with the risk of peptic ulcer in patients taking low-dose aspirin (LDA). The aim of the present study was to investigate pharmacogenomic profile of LDA-induced peptic ulcer and ulcer bleeding. METHODS Patients taking 100 mg of enteric-coated aspirin for cardiovascula...

BACKGROUND The relation between H pylori infection and use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the pathogenesis of peptic-ulcer disease is controversial. We undertook a meta-analysis to address this issue. METHODS By computer and manually we sought observational studies on the prevalence of peptic-ulcer disease in adult NSAID takers or the prevalence of H pylori infection and...