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… Proctocolectomy and Ileostomy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It … usually comes back after surgery. Risks The main complications of ileostomy involve infection and problems with the … which is the opening to the belly. The following complications may occur: footnote 2 Up to 30 out of 100 people get …
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… Blood Transfusions for Sickle Cell Disease On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why … related to sickle cell disease . Treat severe complications of sickle cell disease. Prevent complications of sickle cell disease. Lower the risk of stroke in …
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… Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease On this page: Overview Overview Things that put you at risk for coronary artery disease are the things that lead to a problem called … Smoking. Being overweight. A family history of early heart disease. Early heart disease means you have a male family …
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… Crohn's Disease: When Surgery Is Needed On this page: Overview Overview Surgery for Crohn's disease usually is needed if ongoing symptoms do not respond … the large intestine. Cancer or precancerous tissue. Severe disease that does not respond to other treatment. Severe …
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… Sickle Cell Disease: Splenic Sequestration On this page: Overview … the spleen that can happen in people who have sickle cell disease . It happens when a lot of sickled red blood cells … common in infants and young children who have sickle cell disease. It may follow a respiratory infection. In older …
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… Chronic Kidney Disease: Medicines to Be Careful With On this page: Overview … and cause kidney damage. If you have chronic kidney disease , your doctor may advise you to continue to take a … like potassium that are harmful for people who have kidney disease. Many herbs can interact with prescription …
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… Sickle Cell Disease: Vision Problems On this page: Overview Related … Information Overview People who have sickle cell disease can sometimes have vision problems. Blood cells that … This most often occurs in people who have hemoglobin SC disease, a type of sickle cell disease. In the worst cases, …
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… Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh-Eating Disease) Last updated February 1, 2019 HealthLink BC File … diseases such as heart, lung or liver disease, complications from alcoholism or diabetes Recent close contact … many cases, streptococcus skin infections can be a complication of chickenpox. Everyone who has not had chickenpox or …
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… Bowel Disease: Changing Your Diet Actionset Overview Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are types of inflammatory bowel disease. What you eat doesn't increase the inflammation that …
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… Kidney Disease: Changing Your Diet Actionset Overview When you have kidney disease, your kidneys are no longer working as well as they … protect your kidneys. It can also help you control other diseases, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, that can …
