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What are the signs and symptoms?It is not uncommon for people to experience a range of signs and symptoms of gastrointestinal disorders and suffer for years without a proper diagnosis. Gastrointestinal disorders affect the digestive tract starting from the mouth to the anus and can be mildly inconvenient, chronic, or even life-threatening.Structural gastrointestinal diseases are those where your bowel looks abnormal upon examination and also doesn't work properly. Sometimes, the structural abnormality needs to be removed surgically. Common examples of structural GI diseases include: Acid Reflux, Bloating, Upset Stomach, Constipation, Irritable bowel syndrome, Hemorrhoids, Anal fissures, Perianal abscesses, Anal fistula,...

Research Update: Registry for Vascular Cognitive Impairment Treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine (REVIEW-TCM): Rationale and design of a prospective, observational study by Xie Yao, Le Xie, Junlin Jiang, Ting Yao, Guo Mao, Rui Fang, Fuliang Kang, Shiliang Wang, Anchao Lin, Ying Gao, Jinwen Ge, Dahua Wu   doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.24.23290492 This article is a preprint and has not been peer-reviewed. It reports new medical research that has yet to be evaluated and so should not be used to guide clinical practice. Abstract Background Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is one of the most common diseases among the elderly. However, few effective drugs...

By Lorena Lloret Nadal, DVM, MSTCVM Innovative Veterinary Care, July 21, 2023 While conventional medicine can quickly treat the signs of chronic urinary tract inflammation, TCVM is more effective when the condition becomes chronic and recurrent. Chronic lower urinary tract inflammation (UTI) is one of the most challenging and frustrating conditions seen in small animal practice. This article discusses how a TCVM approach can be effective at treating this common problem in dogs and cats. DEFINING CHRONIC UTI Biomedically, chronic UTI is defined here as a recurrent or persistent bacterial infection of the urinary bladder in the absence of neoplasia, urolithiasis,...