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In 1953, Christopher formed The School of Natural Healing, and began teaching. In 1979, he began publication of a newsletter about using herbs for healing [4] Christopher created more than 50 herbal formulas, including: Complete Tissue & Bone; Lower Bowel Formula; Blood Stream Formula; Female Reproductive Formula; Super Garlic Immune Formula ...
A low-residue diet is a diet intended to reduce certain constituents of the bowel, often with consequence for functional behaviour of the bowel. It may be prescribed for patients with ailments or functional gastrointestinal disorders mitigated by fewer and smaller bowel movements each day.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by a group of symptoms that commonly include abdominal pain, abdominal bloating and changes in the consistency of bowel movements. These symptoms may occur over a long time, sometimes for years.
The ESR is the height (in mm) of the colourless portion at the top of the pipette after one hour. Synonyms. sedimentation rate, Westergren ESR, ESR, sed rate [1] Reference range. Male: ≤ age/2 ; Female: ≤ (age + 10)/2. [2] (. Unit: mm/hour).
The lower gastrointestinal tract includes most of the small intestine and all of the large intestine. In human anatomy , the intestine ( bowel , or gut . Greek: éntera ) is the segment of the gastrointestinal tract extending from the pyloric sphincter of the stomach to the anus and as in other mammals, consists of two segments: the small ...
Gastroenteritis is defined as vomiting or diarrhea due to inflammation of the small or large bowel, often due to infection. [17] The changes in the small bowel are typically noninflammatory, while the ones in the large bowel are inflammatory. [17]
Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel movements, weight loss, abdominal pain and fatigue.
A lower gastrointestinal series is a medical procedure used to examine and diagnose problems with the human colon of the large intestine. Radiographs (X-ray pictures) are taken while barium sulfate, a radiocontrast agent, fills the colon via an enema through the rectum.
Necrotizing enterocolitis ( NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease that affects premature or very low birth weight infants. [4] [1] Symptoms may include poor feeding, bloating, decreased activity, blood in the stool, vomiting of bile, multi-organ failure, and even death. [1] [2] The exact cause is unclear. [1]
Chloroform, [10] or trichloromethane (often abbreviated as TCM ), is an organochloride with the formula C H Cl 3 and a common solvent. It is a very volatile, colorless, strong-smelling, dense liquid produced on a large scale as a precursor to refrigerants and PTFE. [11]