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• n  a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation

• Next, at the University of Havana's Calixto Garcia Hospital, he gave folic acid to victims of tropical sprue, a wasting, debilitating deficiency disease of which anemia is one .
• Last week in Science he announced a new one with a report that folic acid, part of the vitamin B complex, was a remedy for tropical sprue, a widespread disease in such teeming .
• Autobiography of the Army doctor who started his career by notable experiments with hookworm, capped it by triumphs with tropical sprue.

• tropical sprue
• psilosis

News & Articles

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• FDA Warns That Popular Blood Pressure Drug Can Cause Severe Diarrhea
  The FDA is warning that the widely-used antihypertensive agent olmesartan (marketed as Benicar, Benicar HCT, Azor, Tribenzor, and generics) may cause severe diarrhea. According to an FDA safety announcement, olmesartan "can cause intestinal problems known as sprue-like enteropathy. Symptoms of sprue-like enteropathy include severe, chronic diarrhea with substantial weight loss." The warning is ...
  July 3, 2013 - Forbes
• FDA warns on Daiichi Sankyo blood pressure drugs
  (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators warned on Wednesday that Daiichi Sankyo Inc's blood pressure drugs Benicar, Benicar HCT, Azor and Tribenzor can cause severe, chronic diarrhea and substantial weight loss, sometimes requiring hospitalization. The Food and Drug Administration said the intestinal problems, known as sprue-like enteropathy, can develop months to years after starting on the drug ...
  July 3, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Gluten-free is a genuine need for celiac sufferers
  Five years ago, we rarely saw the phrase “gluten-free” on a menu. Now it’s everywhere — restaurants, bakeries, supermarkets and even beers tout a “gluten-free” label. Gluten-free has become a billion-dollar-a-year industry, expected to double over the next two years. But these numbers shouldn’t be a surprise for the increasing number of people who are being diagnosed with celiac sprue. read more
  June 28, 2013 - Standard-Examiner