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  2. Colectomy - Wikipedia

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    Colectomy (col-+ -ectomy) is the surgical removal of any extent of the colon, the longest portion of the large bowel. Colectomy may be performed for prophylactic, curative, or palliative reasons. Indications include cancer, infection, infarction, perforation, and impaired function of the colon.

  3. Low-fiber/low-residue diet - Wikipedia

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    A low-fiber diet is not a no-fiber diet. A 2015 review article recommends less than 10 grams of fiber per day. [12] Other sources recommend that a patient on a low-fiber diet eat no more than 10–15 grams of fiber per day. [5] Some sources recommend serving sizes that contain no more than 2 grams per serving. [5] [6]

  4. Colorectal cancer - Wikipedia

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    The signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer depend on the location of the tumor in the bowel, and whether it has spread elsewhere in the body ().The classic warning signs include: worsening constipation, blood in the stool, decrease in stool caliber (thickness), loss of appetite, loss of weight, and nausea or vomiting in someone over 50 years old. [15]

  5. Eating this type of diet at 40 may affect how healthy you are ...

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    Harvard researchers analyzed 30 years of data on over 106,000 participants from the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. The study included 70,467 women and 36,464 men.

  6. Loose Women’s Gloria Hunniford changed her diet after ... - AOL

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    Loose Women panellist Gloria Hunniford has opened up about the changes she has made to her diet after receiving a warning from her doctor.. The 84-year-old presenter admitted that she has tested ...

  7. Women's Health Initiative - Wikipedia

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    Rather, the stated goal of the HT component was to test the long-term cardiovascular-protective effects (rather than treatment of menopausal symptoms) of HT in postmenopausal women, which had been supported by previous observational studies in terms of how it reduces atherosclerotic diseases by lowering serum lipid levels and promoting ...

  8. Why one particular diet is found to be the best year after year

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    The Mediterranean diet once again topped the list in U.S. News & World Reports’ annual ranking for 2024 — for the seventh consecutive time — earning it a renewed wave of media attention.

  9. Bowel resection - Wikipedia

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    The right and left colon sit in the retroperitoneum. To access this space an incision is made along the line of Toldt. The colon is then mobilized from the retroperitoneum. Care is taken to avoid injury to the ureters and duodenum. The surgery then follows the same steps as small bowel resection.