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Preparation

Your colon and rectum need to be empty for the procedure. Your doctor will give instructions on the use of laxatives and / or enemas. Will tell you that diet should eat.

How it is carried out

You should remove your clothing and wear a hospital gown. You will lie on a table and insert a tube into the rectum and placed a barium enema. As the liquid passes your intestines may feel some discomfort. While holding the liquid inside your intestines, radiologists take a series of radiographs. To allow the barium liquid is distributed by all the intestines, you must change the position on the table. (more…)

The barium enema is a radiological procedure used to examine the lining of the colon and rectum. Also known as low intestinal series.

Barium refers to barium sulfate, a chalky chemical that appears white on radiographs. Enema means any liquid introduced into the rectum through the anus. After the barium sulfate reaches the intestines, take a series of radiographs. Through these films, the liquid white neighborhood allows certain abnormalities in the intestinal mucosa from being obscure. During this procedure, you can also introduce air into the intestines to help increase the contour of the bowel wall. (more…)

How can you tell if someone has this problem? The symptoms will be different depending on which question schizophrenia may occur slowly, over time, or suddenly, from one moment to another. They may also appear and disappear at times.

In general, the person with schizophrenia is behaving strangely, making others avoid it. Among the most common symptoms, you may notice that the affected person has one or more of the following behaviors:

- Fantasies and misconceptions, and that someone is spying on them or that they are famous or gods.

- Hallucinations. The most common is to hear imaginary voices that give commands or make comments to them, but they can smell aromas that do not exist, have rare flavors in the mouth and feeling sensations on the skin or anything but no one is playing. (more…)

Some recent research suggests that both conditions could be linked: those with epilepsy have more chances of developing schizophrenia and vice versa. Another study also relates the so-called schizophrenia with bipolar disorder. Here we tell you more details on these findings and what are the most visible symptoms of schizophrenia.

Epilepsy and schizophrenia are two words long, it sounds weird and written with E. Both relate to various health problems that are related to the brain. And these are not the only traits that they share: a new study found that, apparently, people with an illness are more likely to suffer another.

In particular, researchers in Taiwan have found that people with epilepsy are nearly eight times more likely to develop schizophrenia than those without diabetes, while those who suffer from schizophrenia are six times more likely to have epilepsy. (more…)

Let them snuff the smoke is bad for your lungs – even those who do not smoke but breathe it in their environment – is well known and warnings are repeated continuously. If you were told it is also capable of damaging the hearing of adolescents, are you surprised? In this article we tell you what a group of researchers found out about this issue, so the next time someone lights a cigarette in your hand or next to your children ask you another reason to turn it off or leave to smoke other party.

Smoking is harmful to health, and you may have said or what you’ve heard ad nauseum. To warn the same packages of cigarettes!, Remembering that more and more programs and laws that encourage you to stop smoking.

Snuff is that not only makes them bad for the lungs, it also increases the chances of getting cancer in different parts of the body such as the mouth, nose, throat, esophagus, lungs, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, cervix, bone marrow and blood. (more…)

If you thought that by not smoking your heart is safe from the harmful effects of smoking, do not trust. And if you smoke and you think you do not hurt others with snuff, you would not believe! Cigarette smoke is as harmful to the non-smoker, and for those who do.

After working as a bartender (bartender) for several years, Juan Carlos came to me because continually suffering from irritated eyes and nose. Although he does not smoke, exposure to secondhand smoke daily smoking customers who visit the bar where she works seems to have begun to affect you. (more…)

The Mayo Clinic sought more evidence regarding the second-hand smoke kills and that smoke-free laws at the workplace saves lives. Although the study was conducted in one county in the state of Minnesota, has global implications.

Research shows that since the ordinance went into effect to release smoke at the workplace, the incidence of heart attacks and sudden cardiac death fell by half between the residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota. Smoking among adults fell 23 percent during the same period, while rates of other risk factors like hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and obesity, remained stable or increased.

“This study adds to the observation that the laws for smoke-free workplace help to reduce the chance of suffering a heart attack, and this is the first time reported that these laws also reduce the possibility of a death sudden heart, “said Dr. Richard Hurt, director of the Center for Nicotine Dependence Mayo Clinic. “This study shows that everyone, especially people who know they suffer from coronary artery disease should avoid contact with secondhand smoke. These people should never be exposed to secondhand smoke because it is extremely dangerous for your health. ” (more…)

The IBS symptoms can be quite similar to the symptoms of Crohn’s disease.  Sometimes IBS can also be misdiagnosed as colitis.  However, IBS is not a dangerous disease and the IBS symptoms can be controlled by changing your diet and lifestyle.  Some people may experience mild IBS symptoms while others may get severe symptoms.  The worst symptoms can be rather scary because these can alter the quality of your life.

Medical experts are still figuring out why there are varying factors that can trigger the IBS symptoms.  Fortunately, it has been found that there are several similar causes of IBS such as the wrong choice of food and stress.  However, no specific food has been identified as being the definite cause of IBS.  There are many types of foods to watch out for, such as dairy products, wheat, coffee, alcohol and sugar.

Stress can also trigger the IBS symptoms. It is believed that stress affects the immune system and a weakening immune system causes IBS.  Hormonal changes can be another factor that triggers the symptoms of IBS.  That is why many women tend to complain that their IBS symptoms often get worse during menstruation.

IBS symptoms can also be controlled with medication.  Colpermin is usually used to treat IBS and it can effectively reduce the symptoms.  Use it as prescribed and you can reduce the occurrence of IBS symptoms effectively.

What can your doctor do?

First and foremost, rule out treatable causes of fatigue.

Although many treatments have been proposed pharmacological, dietary, herbal, etc., None of them has proved particularly effective. Miracle cures usually do not help. In some cases, antidepressants provide some help, especially in people with a background of depression, but can not be recommended for widespread use.

Similarly, your doctor may refer you to a rehabilitation center or program as cognitive behavioral therapy helps fight the symptoms of the disease, both physical and psychological.

Moreover, the doctor may prescribe a treatment for the symptoms more noticeable, such as headaches or muscle aches. (more…)

What are the symptoms?

The main symptom is fatigue, abnormal tiredness, physical and psychical, which worsens with activity and reduces exercise capacity (physical and mental). There are many other possible symptoms, the most common: muscle aches, decreased concentration, sleep disturbances (eg insomnia, even though fatigue), headaches, emotional changes (such as frustration, anxiety, etc.), fever (fever lasting), changes in weight and appetite.

How is it diagnosed?

To establish the diagnosis requires that the fatigue is severe (interfering with normal activity) and prolonged in time (some authors speak of at least 6 months). (more…)