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… Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh-Eating Disease) Last updated February 1, 2019 HealthLink BC File … fa-shee-eye-tis) is more commonly known as “flesh-eating disease”. It is a very severe bacterial infection that … obvious skin wound or injury. What are the symptoms of the disease? Most often there is sudden onset of pain and …
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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 …
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… COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) On this page: Overview Health Tools Cause Symptoms … Overview What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? COPD is a lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. It is caused by …
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… Root Planing and Scaling for Gum Disease On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why … and scaling is one of the most effective ways to treat gum disease before it becomes severe. Root planing and scaling … dental care after the procedure, the progression of gum disease should stop. And your gums will heal and become firm …
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… Sickle Cell Disease: Pain Management On this page: Overview Related … is a long-lasting problem for people who have sickle cell disease . Bouts of severe pain can last for hours to days … at home is a way of life for most people with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell pain varies from person to person, from …
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… Tolvaptan (Inherited Kidney Disease) - Oral On this page: Uses How To Use Side Effects … Tolvaptan may rarely cause serious (possibly fatal) liver disease. Careful monitoring by your doctor may decrease your … kidney problem (autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease-ADPKD). This inherited kidney problem leads to the …
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… Bowel Disease: Caring for Your Ostomy Actionset Overview Caring … skin as you remove the barrier and pouch. If the pouch is sticking and is difficult to remove, use an adhesive remover … the opening in the barrier around the stoma and apply the sticky side to the skin. Press down until all edges are …
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… Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) On this page: … relieve symptoms such as pain, and can help slow some diseases. In some conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, … such as: Rheumatoid arthritis. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Ankylosing spondylitis. Juvenile idiopathic …
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… Healthy eating guidelines for people with diverticular disease Last updated February 1, 2021 Download PDF Document … Document Spanish Document Vietnamese What is diverticular disease? Diverticular disease means having diverticulosis or diverticulitis. …
