OBJECTIVES: The abdomen normally accommodates intra-abdominal volume increments. Patients complaining of abdominal distension exhibit abnormal accommodation of colonic gas loads (defective contraction and excessive protrusion ...

Antecedentes: El cólico del lactante se considera una alteración benigna de etiología multifactorial, muy común en la consulta en pediatría, que inicia entre los primeros meses y va hasta los 4 meses de edad. Su ocurrencia ...

Favorecer la función intestinal de niños hospitalizados cubriendo los requerimientos diarios de fibra, permite evitar el uso de métodos invasivos como enemas y laxantes. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar el efecto de ...

We present an 88 years-old male patient, with treated type 2 diabetes and hypertension, resident of a nursing home, who came to our hospital for mental status impairment. The clinical assessment showed evidence of upper ...

We present an 88 years-old male patient, with treated type 2 diabetes and hypertension, resident of a nursing home, who came to our hospital for mental status impairment. The clinical assessment showed evidence of upper ...

BACKGROUND: Gut content may be determinant in the generation of digestive symptoms, particularly in patients with impaired gut function and hypersensitivity. Since the relation of intraluminal gas to symptoms is only ...

BACKGROUND: Gut content may be determinant in the generation of digestive symptoms, particularly in patients with impaired gut function and hypersensitivity. Since the relation of intraluminal gas to symptoms is only ...

The present study investigated the effect of ingested fluid composition on the experience of exercise-related transient abdominal pain (ETAP). Forty subjects, susceptible to ETAP, completed 4 treadmill exercise trials: a ...