If diarrhea persists, it can cause severe dehydration and require emergency medical intervention. In most cases, diarrhea will resolve on its own with minimal treatment. It may be that your body was ...

Paradoxical diarrhea happens when loose ... stool Speak with a doctor before trying any of these medications or treatments to relieve symptoms. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions ...

And your doctor could recommend loperamide, a short-term treatment for severe diarrhea ... you could get nourishment through an IV or a feeding tube. This treatment often works well to help ...

The best way to help your skin heal is to treat the cause of your diarrhea. Ask your healthcare provider about the over-the-counter antidiarrheal drug Imodium (loperamide) often used in the first-line ...

The doctor cautioned that her father might choke if this continued. But what about tube feeding? Both her father’s doctor and speech therapist suggested that a thin plastic tube inserted through ...

Riss et al. [37] described the administration of extended-release carbamazepine capsules through the feeding tube in children. Capsule contents were mixed with 15 mL of water, and tube flushes ...

The thought of managing a gastrostomy tube, or G-tube, at home can be scary. This video streamlines the process and offers tips and techniques to aid both the person and the family caregiver managing ...

2008;65(24):2347-2357. Administer medications via the oral route when possible. Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large bore), insertion site (e.g., nasal or ...

What Is Inflammatory Bowel Disease? Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of disorders in which the intestines become inflamed. It happens when your immune system launches repeated attacks ...

Researchers at the SIAT Magnetic Soft Microrobots Lab have discovered an innovative technique for treating fallopian tube obstructions using a magnetically powered robotic microscrew. This ...