Based on 26 studies conducted between 2005 and 2013, the panel said that there wasnât enough evidence to conclude that most multivitamins could curb heart disease or cancer, but that taking Vitamin E could actually contribute to higher lung cancer risk in smokers.
One study presented October 22 found that mesalamine granules, an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat ulcerative colitis, improved abdominal pain and stool consistency in diarrhea-predominant IBS.
Empiric coverage should also include antiâ E faecalis coverage. For E coli intra-abdominal abscess, antibiotics also must include anaerobic coverage (eg, ampicillin and sulbactam or cefoxitin). In severe infection, piperacillin and tazobactam, imipenem and cilastatin, or meropenem may be used.