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American Family Physician February 1, 2005	Constipation A patient hand-out on the bowel disorder, what causes it and how to treat it.
American Family Physician November 1, 2002	IBS -- What You Need to Know What is irritable bowel syndrome?... How does my doctor know if I have IBS?... What are the treatments for IBS?... Does IBS lead to colon cancer or other diseases?...
American Family Physician February 1, 2005	Irritable Bowel Syndrome A patient hand-out on the intestinal disorder, its symptoms and how to treat it.
American Family Physician October 15, 2006	Hirschsprung's Disease: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is Hirschsprung's Disease?... What are the symptoms?... How is it treated?... Where can I get more information?...
American Family Physician October 1, 2005	Diverticular Disease: What You Should Know A patient guide to the disease, its diagnosis, and prognosis.
American Family Physician March 1, 2004	Chronic Pain Medicines Description of the different types of pain medicines for chronic pain.
American Family Physician February 15, 2004	Why should I eat more fiber? Eating foods that are high in fiber can help relieve some problems with constipation, hemorrhoids, diverticulosis, and irritable bowel syndrome.
American Family Physician February 1, 2005	Inflammatory Bowel Disease A patient handout on the intestinal disease, its causes, diagnosis and treatment options.
American Family Physician December 1, 2005 Christine Hsieh	Treatment of Constipation in Older Adults Effectiveness of a variety of treatments for chronic constipation in the elderly.
American Family Physician February 1, 2006	Help for Your Child's Constipation A patient hand-out: Keep a positive attitude... Remember the way your child's body works... Keep a list of your child's bowel movements... etc.
American Family Physician December 15, 2006	Tips for Using Medicines Wisely A patient guide and suggestions for safe medicine use.
American Family Physician July 15, 2005	What to Do If Your Child Swallows Something A hand-out for parents and caregivers of young children offering advice for this safety concern.
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American Family Physician December 1, 2004	Heart Failure-What Do I Need to Know About It? A patient bulletin discussing what heart failure is, its most common causes, treatment options, ways to prevent the disease, etc.
American Family Physician September 1, 2006	Getting Your Child to Take Medicine What to do if you child won't take his/her medicine.
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American Family Physician February 1, 2006 Briggs & Dery	Evaluation and Treatment of Constipation in Infants and Children Constipation in children usually is functional and the result of stool retention. However, family physicians must be alert for red flags that may indicate the presence of an uncommon but serious organic cause of constipation.
American Family Physician April 15, 2002	Hemorrhoidectomy for Thrombosed External Hemorrhoids What are thrombosed hemorrhoids?... What treatments are available for thrombosed external hemorrhoids?... What happens during surgical removal of the thrombosed hemorrhoid?... Does it matter how long my hemorrhoids have been hurting?... etc.
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American Family Physician February 1, 2002	Exercise for the Elderly Is it safe for me to exercise?... How do I get started?... What type of exercise should I do?... When should I call my doctor?... What are some specific exercises I can do?...
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AskMen.com February 2, 2003 Mike Davison	8 Questions Men Are Afraid To Ask Doctors Due to macho pride or the expense of health care, many men visit the doctor only when something noticeably breaks, like their nose, or stops, like their heart. Likewise, they are not always willing to ask their family doctor embarrassing questions.
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Delicious Living January 2007 H. K. Jones	Roughing it Keeping things moving along in your digestive system isn't fiber's only claim to fame. More and more research indicates that a high-fiber diet may help prevent diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
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American Journal of Nursing August 2011 Craft & Prahlow	From Fecal Impaction to Colon Perforation The authors present the case of an elderly, nonverbal nursing home resident with dementia who developed fecal impaction, despite interventions such as enema.
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Nurse Practitioner May 2012 Diana L. Wadlund	Meeting the challenge of IBS IBS is the best studied, most common functional GI disorder, and is often characterized by debilitating symptoms without any pathologic findings. The predominant symptoms of IBS are abdominal pain and an alteration in bowel habits with an absence of organic pathology.
American Family Physician May 15, 2003 Holten & Wetherington	Problem-Oriented Diagnosis Diagnosing the patient with abdominal pain and altered bowel habits: is it irritable bowel syndrome?
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