non-alcoholic fatty liver disease/diarrhea

Chronic diarrhea with a 35 kg weight loss (75 kg to 40 kg) occurred during 2 years in an alcoholic patient was diagnosed with Isospora belli infection in the Republic of Korea. The patient, a 70-year old Korean male, had been a heavy drinker for more than 30 years. He was admitted to the Seoul

OBJECTIVE Malnourished patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) can develop pellagra-like manifestations such as dermatitis, diarrhea, and dementia; therefore, we tested the hypothesis that patients with AIDS and diarrhea would have niacin depletion. This study compared 24-h urine

BACKGROUND Currently, the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is less than certain. Some choleretic might be of potential benefit and deserve further evaluation. This multicenter clinical trial was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine Danning

Intestinal transit time of lactulose and malabsorption of lactose were measured by hydrogen excretion in breath following ingestion of 20 g lactulose or 25 g lactose. Patients were 20 recently drinking, adequately nourished, chronic, male alcoholics. Many (65%) complained of diarrhea while drinking

A randomized double-blind trial of colchicine vs placebo was conducted in 67 patients with histologically proven alcoholic hepatitis, 33 of whom had cirrhosis. Patients with hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, protracted prothrombin time, severe thrombocytopenia, hepatocellular carcinoma, evident lack

Alterations in zinc metabolism or zinc deficiency frequently occur in patients with alcoholic liver disease. Potential manifestations of zinc deficiency include skin lesions, hypogonadism, impaired night vision, impaired immune function, anorexia, altered protein metabolism, diarrhea, and depressed

Life-threatening diarrhea is a syndrome which generally derives from mal-absorption and can lead to severe malnutrition and can culminate in death. A case of an elderly alcoholic female patient with a severe case of dermatitis, dementia and diarrhea due to Pellagra is reported, which resolved after

Magnesium (Mg) deficiency occurs frequently in chronic alcoholism and may contribute to the increased incidence of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease seen in this population. Mg deficiency is primarily due to renal Mg-wasting and is exacerbated by dietary Mg deprivation, gastrointestinal losses

BACKGROUND Various Ocimum species (Labiateae) are commonly used for the treatment of inflammation, stress, diarrhea, and as an antioxidant drug in the Indian ethnic system of medicine. OBJECTIVE The present study was carried out to investigate the antimelanoma and radioprotective activity of

BACKGROUND The indigenous medical system of India mentions the use of Murraya koenigii leaves for the treatment of different types of diarrheas over ages. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the anti-diarrheal activity of hydro-alcoholic extracts of leaves of Murraya koenigii and to check its effects on

Five hundred and sixty-nine alcoholics were included in a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized multicenter study of the effects of Acamprosate (calcium acetylhomotaurinate (CA), 1.3 g/day) on indicators of alcoholic relapse after withdrawal. One hundred and eighty-one patients in the CA group

OBJECTIVE Standard dose (13-15 mg/kg) ursodeoxycholic acid (UCDA) is ineffective in the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), however, its immunomodulatory and hepatoprotective effects are dose related. Therefore, we examined the impact of high-dose (28-32 mg/kg) UCDA on

Hyacinth bean, Dolichos lablab or Lablab purpureus, has been used for centuries in India and China as an edible pod and animal forage, as well as to treat diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disease in traditional Korean medicine. Recently, we have demonstrated that D. lablab extract (DLL-Ex)