How Does Hiv Affect Your Digestion

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV/AIDS Among American Indians and Alaska Natives

Fast Facts HIV infection affects American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) in ways that are not always apparent because of their small population size. Compared with other races/ethnicities, AI/AN have poorer survival rates after an HIV diagnosis. AI/AN face special HIV prevention challenges, including poverty and culturally based stigma. HIV is a critical public health issue among the approximately 5.2 million American Indians...

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digestion

what are conditions that could affect digestion?...

Response from Cade Fields-Gardner M.S., R.D.

The Cutting Edge

Too many to even list here!! Here are a few: HIV infection, diet, exercise, opportunistic infection, stress, cancers, medications (both over the counter and prescribed), supplements (both over the counter and prescribed), and much, much more. If... Read more »

Hiv and the digestive tract.

I have 2 negative tests after my exposure of unprotected sex. One at 4 weeks and one at about 29 weeks after. Problem is they have only been antibody tests, and I still have all symptoms. Getting worse and worse. Starting just yesterday my stools...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

There are other infection sone can catch from sex besides HIV. HIV antibody tests are excellent for diagnosis of HIV and second guesses regarding false negatives lead folks to not consider more likely alternative diagnoses.For example Giardia is a... Read more »

unable to digest

My sis-in-law was diagnosed HIV+ early this year after almost dying of menengitis. She has been in and out of hospital since early last year for various ailments before agreeing to get tested. After starting anti-retroviral drugs this year, she made...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

There are many missing details regarding which drugs she is on, how low her CD4 cells are, the status of her liver/pancreas, whether she has been checked for H pylori disease, whether she could have a central nervous system problem which can cause... Read more »

Digestive enzymes

currently on combivir as a course of pep i want to take a gigestive enzyme called "Enzyplex" to aid in the host of GI problems however there are a few substances in the product im concerned about drug interaction namely Desoxycholic Acid...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for posting.I don't believe that there are any significant interactions between your PEP and the Enzyplex.Best of health to you,BY... Read more »

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HIV affecting GI tract?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

If HIV was causing problems in your GI tract would it only occur in late stages? I tested negative at 8 weeks, and have been diagnosed recently with inflammation in my large colon. Could this in anyway be related to HIV? Read more »

7/9, New York, NY: Spiritual HIV Support Dinner Forum for all affected by HIV and AIDS

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Spiritual HIV Support Dinner Forum for all affected by HIV and AIDS
Monday, July 9
6:30pm - 9:00pm
The Riverside Church NYC
90 Claremont Avenue, Room 10T
New York, NY

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm / Light Refreshments and Networking
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm / 90 Minute... Read more »