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1. Gastrointestinal Bleeding | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   August 05, 2010 - Signs of bleeding in the upper digestive tract include Bright red blood in vomit Vomit that looks … like coffee grounds Black or tarry stool Dark blood mixed with stool Signs of bleeding in the … lower digestive tract include Black or tarry stool Dark blood mixed with stool Stool mixed or … coated with bright red blood GI bleeding is not a disease, but a symptom of a disease.

2. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: A Review of the Research for Adults (pdf file)
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   July 01, 2016 - Stool sometimes leaks by accident. The stool may be solid or liquid. … Stool is the waste that passes out of your body during a bowel movement. … Stool is made of undigested food and mucus. … � Swollen blood vessels in and around the lower rectum and anus (called hemorrhoids) � A condition … This could lead to blood clots and leaky blood vessels, very low blood pressure, and damage to your

3. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   November 01, 2020 - Stool sometimes leaks by accident. The stool may be solid or liquid. … Stool is the waste that passes out of your body during a bowel movement. … Stool is made of undigested food and mucus. … Swollen blood vessels in and around the lower rectum and anus (called hemorrhoids) A condition in which … This could lead to blood clots and leaky blood vessels, very low blood pressure, and damage to your internal

4. Colorectal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   September 10, 2014 - cancer include Diarrhea or constipation A feeling that your bowel does not empty completely Blood … (either bright red or very dark) in your stool Stools that are narrower than usual Frequent gas … Tests include colonoscopy and tests for blood in the stool.

5. Diarrhea | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   September 12, 2019 - pain in your abdomen or rectum (for adults) A fever of 102 degrees or higher Stools containing blood … health care provider may Do a physical exam Ask about any medicines you are taking Test your stool … or blood to look for bacteria, parasites, or other signs of disease or infection Ask you to stop eating

6. Colorectal-Cancer-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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   February 01, 2012 - Food and Drug Administration FIT Fecal immunochemical test FOBT Fecal occult blood test (usually used … Immunochemical based fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or fecal immunochemical test (FIT)—An assay to detect … Occult blood is then detected using an antibody specific for human hemoglobin. … Stool DNA and occult blood testing for screen detection of colorectal neoplasia. … Fecal DNA versus fecal occult blood for colorectal-cancer screening in an average-risk population.

7. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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   May 18, 2011 - options in screening for CRC include: colonoscopy every 10 years; high- sensitivity guaiac fecal occult-blood … immunohistochemical testing (FIT) annually; and flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years with or without fecal blood … DCBE = double-contrast barium enema; FIT = fecal immunohistochemical testing; FOBT = fecal occult-blood … computerized tomographic colonography; FIT = fecal immunohistochemical testing; FOBT = fecal occult-blood … Performance improvements of stool-based screening tests. [Review].

8. Comparative Effectiveness of Fecal DNA Testing in Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Average-Risk Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   December 01, 2019 - options in screening for CRC include: colonoscopy every 10 years; high-sensitivity guaiac fecal occult-blood … immunohistochemical testing (FIT) annually; and flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years with or without fecal blood … ; DCBE = double-contrast barium enema; FIT = fecal immunohistochemical testing; FOBT = fecal occult-blood … computerized tomographic colonography; FIT = fecal immunohistochemical testing; FOBT = fecal occult-blood … Performance improvements of stool-based screening tests. [Review].

9. Colonic Polyps | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   If you have symptoms, they may include blood on your underwear or on toilet paper after a bowel movement … , blood in your stool, or constipation or diarrhea lasting more than a week.

10. Stomach Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    In advanced cases, there may be blood in your stool, vomiting, unexplained weight loss, jaundice, or … Doctors diagnose stomach cancer with a physical exam, blood and imaging tests, an endoscopy, and a biopsy

11. Ulcerative Colitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    February 25, 2014 - The most common symptoms are pain in the abdomen and blood or pus in diarrhea. … Doctors use blood tests, stool tests, colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy, and imaging tests to diagnose UC.

12. Health Topics | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    The stem cells can develop into the red blood cells that carry oxygen through your body, the white blood … cells that fight infections, and the platelets that help with blood clotting. … It's a long, hollow tube at the end of your digestive tract where your body makes and stores stool. … They are in your blood, urine and body fluids. … Maintaining the right balance of electrolytes helps your body's blood chemistry, muscle action and other

13. Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2017 - 15 times) throughout the day and night � Cramping and pain in your belly that may be severe � Blood … Vancomycin (Vancocin®) ��Nausea ��Pain in the belly ��Low potassium in the blood Fidaxomicin (Dificid … ®) ��Nausea ��Low white blood cell count ��Vomiting (neutropenia) ��Pain in the belly ��Bleeding in … To do this, your health care professional takes a small amount of stool containing healthy bacteria … The stool may come from a close family member or from a healthy donor from a stool bank.

14. Abdominal Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 12, 2019 - pain that is sudden and sharp You also have pain in your chest, neck or shoulder You're vomiting blood … or have blood in your stool Your abdomen is stiff, hard and tender to touch You can't move your

15. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
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    February 25, 2025 - OR "Gastrointestinal Motility"[MeSH] OR "gastrointestinal motility" OR "gut motility"[tiab:~4] OR "stool … of consumption of a ready-to-eat breakfast cereal containing inulin on the intestinal milieu and blood … Authors Rejection Reason 19 17729055 Different effect of psyllium and guar dietary supplementation on blood … of the extract from roasted chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) root containing inulin-type fructans on blood … O: No outcome of interest reported 75 25373935 Stool fatty acid soaps, stool consistency and gastrointestinal

16. Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2020 - many as 15 times) throughout the day and night Cramping and pain in your belly that may be severe Blood … (Dificid ® ) Nausea Vomiting Pain in the belly Low red blood cell count (anemia) Low white … blood cell count (neutropenia) Bleeding in the stomach Probiotics To help keep your … To do this, your health care professional takes a small amount of stool containing healthy bacteria from … The stool may come from a close family member or from a healthy donor from a stool bank.

17. Comparative Effectiveness of Fecal DNA Testing in Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Average Risk Adults. (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2012 - DNA from stool. … DNA from stool. … Fecal Occult blood test: the importance of proper evaluation. … Accuracy of fecal occult blood test interpretation: National Polyp Study Work Group. … Failure of Health Care Professionals to Interpret Fecal Occult Blood Tests Accurately.

18. Lactose Intolerance | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    You may also have Gas Diarrhea Swelling in your stomach Your doctor may do a blood, … breath or stool test to find out if your problems are due to lactose intolerance.

19. Hemorrhoids | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    The most common symptom of hemorrhoids inside the anus is bright red blood covering the stool, on toilet

20. Helicobacter Pylori Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    If you have symptoms of a peptic ulcer, your doctor will test your blood, breath or stool to see if it