Digestive Health: Causes & Risks

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  • Swallowing Seeds: The Seeds of Worry

    Article
    02/17/06, Harvard Health Publications

    vegetables can cause problems, but fortunately, these problems rarely occur and are rarely serious. They include diseases within the intestinal tract, lungs and the body as a whole.

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  • Stress Is Back

    Article
    04/25/05, Psychology Today

    People who face serious life stress are more likely to develop a peptic ulcer over the next 15 years.

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  • Giardiasis - Cause

    Article
    10/16/07, Healthwise

    Giardiasis (also called giardia) is caused by infection with the single-celled parasite Giardia lamblia, also known as Giardia intestinalis or Giardia duodenalis.

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  • Giardiasis - What Increases Your Risk

    Article
    10/16/07, Healthwise

    You are at risk for developing giardiasis if:

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  • Diverticulitis - Cause

    Article
    08/31/06, Healthwise

    Diverticulitis develops when bacteria become trapped in pouches (diverticula) that have formed along the wall of the large intestine, leading to an infection. The bacteria grow and cause inflammation and pressure that may lead to a sma

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  • Diverticulitis - What Increases Your Risk

    Article
    08/31/06, Healthwise

    The possibility of developing diverticulitis increases with age.

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  • Pinworms - Cause

    Article
    10/02/06, Healthwise

    Pinworm infections are usually caused by swallowing the eggs of the pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) after coming in contact with an infected person or with an object that has eggs on its surface. Infection can also be spread when a p

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  • Pinworms - What Happens

    Article
    10/02/06, Healthwise

    The time it takes from when the eggs first enter your body to the time that an adult female pinworm lays new eggs is about one month. The eggs of pinworms get into the body through the mouth and develop into worms in the lower

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  • Pinworms - What Increases Your Risk

    Article
    10/02/06, Healthwise

    Factors that increase the risk of being infected by pinworm include:

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  • Pseudomembranous colitis

    Article
    09/01/06, MayoClinic.com

    Pseudomembranous colitis — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this inflammatory colon condition.

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