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What is the Best Treatment for Microscopic Colitis?
The corticosteroid budesonide is the most effective treatment for patients with microscopic colitis (MC), according to a meta-analysis in the October issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. However, once patients stop taking this drug, the rate of symptom relapse is … Continue reading →
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Tagged Collagenous Colitis, Corticosteroids, Lymphocytic Colitis, meta analysis, Microscopic Colitis
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An Aspirin a Day Won’t Kill You, But it Might Cause GI Bleeding
Taking an aspirin a day reduces the risk for death, but increases odds of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, according to a large meta-analysis published in the September issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Daily low doses of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA, also … Continue reading →
Posted in GI Tract
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Tagged anti-coagulant, anti-inflammatory, aspirin, bleed, Clinical Trial, complication, heart attack, heart disease, meta analysis, Prevention, risk reduction, Side Effects, stomach, stroke, ulcer
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