Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of disorders that cause chronic inflammation (pain and swelling) in the intestines. IBD includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Both types affect the digestive system. The study aims to compare coping strategies in people with inflammatory bowel disease and healthy people, according to internal and external sources of health contr...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: symptoms consistent with irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) are common among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) in remission phase, and clinicians have difficulties in interpreting such symptoms as an ongoing disease activity or a coexistent ibs. we investigated if the assessment of fecal calprotectin (...

femoral hernias account for 2% to 4% of groin hernias, are more common in women, and are more appropriate to present with strangulation and require emergency surgery. this condition may lead to symptoms of bowel obstruction or strangulation and possible bowel resection-anastomosis. to the best of our knowledge, there is few reports of strangulated femoral hernia. we herein present an 82-year-ol...

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal disorders which includes the majority section of general practitioners or gastroenterologists visits. the type or prevalence of clinical signs and symptoms of the syndrome may be different among males and females. we decided to assess and compare the frequency of different signs and symptoms of ibs in men a...

conclusions this study suggested that treatment of constipation in the nursing home was unsatisfactory. to improve treatment outcomes in those susceptible to altered bowel function, a coordinated approach with involvement of physicians, nursing staff, and other professionals including dieticians and pharmacists seems necessary. results low bmi, increased fluid intake, liquid food intake, poor f...

systemic amyloidosis is a very rare complication of inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). the reported cases of secondary amyloidosis in children with ibd are much fewer than those reported in adults. herein, a teenage boy with crohn’s disease is presented who developed nephrotic syndrome due to renal involvement secondary to amyloidosis, whereas the patient was under treatment with corticosteroid ...

background and objectives: gastrointestinal disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) and constipation can affect the quality of life and various factors play a role in these disorders. the aim of this study was to investigate the environmental factors related to these problems among iranian male university students. materials and methods: the study was conducted on 186 male students at ahv...

abstract background and purpose: customer quality (cq) refers to knowledge, attitude, and skills of service-user in treatment process and this study aims to assess it in delivered care to patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) in tabriz city, iran, 2012. materials and methods: this is a cross-sectional investigation in which the target population includes 94 patients with ibd, who had m...