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  1. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we observed significant increases over time in the prevalence of IBS and CIC.

    By which they mean, IBS prevalence rouhgly DOUBLED once 80+ of the population had been infected by COVID-19 one or more times.

    onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10 via zeroes.ca/@trendless/114773357

    #SARSCoV2 #IBS #gastrointestinal #shitty

  2. If I asked you to name the most common causes of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI/PEI), what would you list?

    And why?

    Food for thought on what medical literature commonly - incorrectly - states as the most common cause of EPI: bit.ly/43E9wg5

    #Gastrodon #gastrointestinal #diagnosis #screening #Gastroenterologist #pancreas #pancreaticcancer #pancreatitis #chronicpancreatitis #CysticFibrosis #exocrinepancreaticinsufficiency #PEI #EPI

  3. Fecal fountains: CDC warns of diarrheal outbreaks linked to poopy splash pads - Enlarge / A 2-year-old enjoys the spray of water in a splash pad in Los... - arstechnica.com/?p=1871935 #infectiousdisease #gastrointestinal #publichealth #norovirus #splashpad #pathogen #shigella #science #cdc