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Postcholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) describes the presence of abdominal symptoms after a cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal). Symptoms occur in about 5 to 40 percent of patients who undergo cholecystectomy, [1] and can be transient, persistent or lifelong. [2] [3] The chronic condition is diagnosed in approximately 10% of postcholecystectomy ...
Postorgasmic illness syndrome (POIS) is a syndrome in which human males have chronic physical and cognitive symptoms following ejaculation. [1] The symptoms usually onset within seconds, minutes, or hours, and last for up to a week. [1] The cause and prevalence are unknown; [2] it is considered a rare disease. [3]
Most people with previous ileal resection and chronic diarrhea will have abnormal SeHCAT tests and can benefit from bile acid sequestrants. [4] People with primary bile acid diarrhea are frequently misdiagnosed as having irritable bowel syndrome. [17] When SeHCAT testing is performed, the diagnosis of primary bile acid diarrhea is commonly made.
In short, melasma is a chronic skin condition that appears as darkened areas on the face due to an overproduction of melanin, says Gina Charles, MO, a family physician specializing in skincare. It ...
Osmotic diarrhea, distension of the small bowel leading to crampy abdominal pain, and reduced blood volume can result. Late dumping syndrome occurs 2 to 3 hours after a meal. It results from excessive movement of sugar into the intestine, which raises the body's blood glucose level and causes the pancreas to increase its release of the hormone ...
It also helps that Dr. Lee knows what it’s like to live with a chronic skin condition, having struggled with atopic dermatitis (AD), the most common form of eczema affecting 21 million people in ...
Blood vessels break, the lower layers of the skin get damaged, and blood pools, forming a blister. • Heat blisters can form after a burn or sunburn, Dr. Patel says, and blisters can occur when ...
People who have chronic symptoms should be considered candidates for endoscopy. Gastric biopsies should also be taken, and if H pylori is found, treatment for the infection should begin. [59] [60] Because of the low yield, routinely requesting an abdominal ultrasound or CT scan in the absence of alarm symptoms or signs is not advised. [61]