Postoperative ileus (POI) is known to prolong hospitalization after abdominal surgery. Although the pathophysiology of POI is not fully understood, inflammation of the intestine caused by handling ...

For many patients with diverse and seemingly unrelated symptoms, obtaining an accurate diagnosis can take years of specialist visits and inconclusive tests. Mast cell activation syndrome, a disorder ...

Many patients with mast cell disease, a rare disorder that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S., report difficulty getting health insurance, which can affect their treatment and sometimes ...

Mast cell activation syndrome is a condition that causes mast cells to release an inappropriate amount of chemicals into your body. This causes allergy symptoms and a wide range of other symptoms.

Eighteen patients with D-IBS from the Gastroenterology Department who presented with symptoms meeting the Rome-II criteria [21] were recruited. None of the study participants had a clear history of ...