The   stembark of Mammea africana is used traditionally for the treatment of stomach pains. The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of ethanolic stembark extract of Mammea africana on experimentally induced diarrhoea and ulcer . The extract ( 30 – 90mg/kg) was administered orally in rats 30 minutes to one hour before the induction of diarrhoeal and ulcer using di...

common variable immunodeficiency (cvid) is a primary immunodeficiency disease characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia and recurrent bacterial infections especially in respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. we present here 2 cases of cvid with gastrointestinal complications. case 1 is a 25-year-old man with a history of chronic diarrhoea from childhood. ultrasonography revealed ascites, with l...

the   stembark of mammea africana is used traditionally for the treatment of stomach pains. the present study was designed to evaluate the effects of ethanolic stembark extract of mammea africana on experimentally induced diarrhoea and ulcer . the extract ( 30 – 90mg/kg) was administered orally in rats 30 minutes to one hour before the induction of diarrhoeal and ulcer using different experimen...

dracocephalum kotschyi boiss, a member of labiatae family, is a native plant to iran, which has been reported to have immunomodulatory, antihyperlipidemic and antispasmodic activities. the objective of this research was to study the antispasmodic and antidiarrhoeal activities of hydroalcoholic and hexane extracts of d. kotschyi in mice. furthermore, the antidiarrhoeal and antispasmodic effect o...

Despite improvements in global public health, diarrhoea causes more than 1.65 million deaths 2016 which placed as the eighth leading cause of mortality all ages and fifth death children age five years below Malaysia. The impact frequent diarrhoeal episodes is tremendous especially to include stunting cognitive delay. There are three types depending on symptoms acute watery diarrhoea, bloody (dy...

background more than three million children in developing countries die from acute diarrhea annually. rotaviruses and adenoviruses are from the most important etiologic factors in acute gastroenteritis of children. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of rotavirus and adenovirus among children with acute diarrhoea admitted to abuzar hospital in ahvaz (southwest iran)...

two male dogs at the age of 3 and 5 months of doberman pinscher and german shepherd breeds were referred to the veterinary hospital of ahvaz university with clinical signs of depression, vomiting, haemorrhagic diarrhoea, profound dehydration, fever and anorexia. the affected dogs had not the history of vaccination. concurrent infection of canine parvovirus and coronavirus was detected in dogs b...

Background Tauroselcholic [ 75 selenium] acid (SeHCAT™) (GE Healthcare, Chicago, IL, USA) is a radiopharmaceutical that may be useful in diagnosing bile diarrhoea. Objectives To assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of SeHCAT for investigation adults with chronic unexplained diarrhoea, diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome or functional diarrhoea (suspected primary d...