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disorder, such as cardiac arrest, electrolyte imbalance, and/or suicide. Bulimia Nervosa is surprisingly more common than anorexia. This disorder involves binge eating and then immediate purging of the food by self-induced vomiting, diuretics, enemas, or other medications. It may also be followed by fasting or excessive exercise. These people usually weigh within the normal range for their age and height, but they fear gaining weight and feel intensely unhappy with their bodies. They will almost

recorded 14,000 deaths from Clostridium difficile a year. Scientist want to know how they can treat clostridium difficile using human feces. Currently some physicians are using nasal tubes to run to patients intestines feeding them healthy microbes via enemas. Different scientist are finding other ways to treat clostridium difficile by using human feces in a pill that can be delivered to the intestines. This is very beneficial for patients that can not use the direct nasal tube. Scientist by the name

To start, one already has an increased chance of getting cancer if one already has a history of colorectal, ovarian, endometrial, or breast cancer. Thus, due to her family’s history of getting colorectal cancer, Ms. Wilson should have already been more wary of colorectal cancer. Although her race is not mentioned, the following races have highest occurring colon cancer rates from highest to lowest: Black, White, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaskan natives, and then Hispanic. With the

Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder that affects the psyche by making the afflicted starve themselves because they are afraid of weight gain and have a false view of self image. Anorexics abuse the uses of exercise, laxatives, diuretics, drugs, and enemas to lose more weight. Anorexia is commonly adapted in teenagers but can start as early as age seven and as late as the forties. One percent of Americans suffer from anorexia nervosa and women are more affect than men are. "Individuals with anorexia

in VLBW infants. The study group achieved full enteral feeding significantly faster than the control group (16 days vs. 22.9 days). Haiden, et al. in a randomized control trial found that repeated daily application of small volume diluted glycerin enemas does not accelerate meconium evacuation and FEF in VLBW infants. Khadr, et al. in a non blinded randomized control trial showed that the median time to full feeds was 1.6 days shorter in the glycerin suppository group however it was not statistically

Fecal bacteriotherapy is a relatively new treatment option for those suffering from new or recurrent gastrointestinal (GI) infections, particularly Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Fecal bacteriotherapy, or fecal micro biota transplantation (FMT), involves introducing healthy, donor stool into a client suffering from a GI infection. C. diff is a potentially life-threatening bacterium that presents inside a patient’s GI tract causing persistent diarrhea (Rohlke & Stollman, 2012). CDI often

Saul Green an urologist Caffeine can be used to detoxify the liver. Coffee enema has been around for centuries. During wars when nurses ran short on morphine, they would administer coffee enemas to help ease the patient's pain. Moreover, this practice has been adopted in recent times by doctors especially in alternative treatments to diseases such as cancer (Saul 3224). Filomena Morisco

Crohn 's Disease By: Elizabeth Nazginov 8G1 Due: April 5th 2017 Crohn 's disease is one of two conditions referred to by the term "Inflammatory Bowel Disease" (IBD). The other condition that is referred to as an IBD is called Ulcerative Colitis. Both Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis are conditions that cause recurring or persistent inflammation in one or more sections of the intestine. The literal definition of "inflammation" is "being set on fire"

Many of today’s adolescents are constantly worried about how they look and feel self-conscious or uncomfortable if they don’t feel that people like what they reflect. Unfortunately, for a number of kids and teens, that concern can lead to an obsession that can become an eating disorder. Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa cause dramatic weight fluctuation, interfere with normal daily life, and can permanently affect their health. Because these kids don’t feel comfortable

Did the call to be a nurse just ring? You may have questions about becoming a Licensed Vocational nurse or a Registered Nurse. There are differences and similarities to each position. The education, responsibilities and pay are quite different. Here’s some information to explain those variances. Education of a Nurse To become a Licensed Vocational Nurse you must complete an accredited program. This can take about a year to complete. After completing the program you can take the National Council