Search for dissertations about: "Gastrointestinal complaints"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Gastrointestinal complaints.

  2. 1. Postal work - work organizational changes as tools to improve health

    Author : Kurt Wahlstedt; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; Postal work; shift work; work organization; gastrointestinal; sleep; musculoskeletal; psychosocial; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; arbets- och miljömedicin; Occupational and Environmental Medicine;

    Abstract : Postal work is performed in very different settings, and the works are e.g., drivers, letter carriers, postal sorters, and counter clerks. READ MORE

  4. 2. Living with coeliac disease beyond the diagnosis

    Author : Susanne Roos; Claes Hallert; Susan Wilhelmsson; Pekka Collin; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Chronic illness; Coeliac disease; Comorbidity; Gastrointestinal complaints; Health care use; Self-image; Well-being;

    Abstract : Introduction: Studies show that women living in Sweden treated for coeliac disease have lower subjective health than other women. After showing signs of remission, adults who have coeliac disease and follow a gluten-free diet, are expected to handle the treatment without any further planned follow-up by health care. READ MORE

  5. 3. Gastrointestinal motility and the role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

    Author : Oskar Hammar; Internmedicin - epidemiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; intestinal motility; luteinizing hormone; Sjögrens syndrome; in vitro fertilization;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the relation between gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and gastrointestinal symptoms and dysmotility. In primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), a patient group with high levels of GnRH antibodies, associations between objective signs and symptoms of autonomic dysfunction (AD), impaired gastric emptying (IGE), and inflammatory and serological features were studied. READ MORE

  6. 4. Functional Dyspepsia : Symptoms and Response to Omeprazole in the Short Term

    Author : Elisabeth Bolling-Sternevald; Hans Glise; Rein Seensalu; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Dyspepsia; drug therapy; omeprazole; gastrointestinal symptoms; peptic ulcer disease PUD ; malignancy; gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD ; dyspeptic symptoms; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Gastrointestinal symptoms have a prevalence of 20-40% in the general adult population in the Western world. These symptoms are generally considered to be poor predictors of organic findings [e.g. peptic ulcer disease (PUD) or malignancy]. READ MORE

  7. 5. Investigations of body mass, gastrointestinal, and dietary factors influencing the emergence and maintenance of eating disorders

    Author : Camilla Wiklund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Eating disorders are severe psychiatric illnesses, characterized by dysregulated eating and distorted attitudes toward weight and body shape, causing enormous suffering for patients and their families. Although great progress has been made in eating disorders research during the past decades, many questions still remain regarding the etiology and consequences of eating disorders. READ MORE