Consumption of red-hot chili pepper increases symptoms in patients with acute anal fissures

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 347-351

  Gupta, P J ^a  

^a Gupta Nursing Home   (India)

Author keywords

Acute anal fissure; Capsicum annum; Chili; Colon; Pain; Pepper

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS PRURITUS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEPPER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS; CAPSICUM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRURITUS ANI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60549113014     PISSN: 2239253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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