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Recent epidemiologic studies indicate that nearly 4% of Americans are afflicted with food allergies. The spectrum of food allergy ranges from atopic dermatitis or other cutaneous manifestations hours after eating the problem food, to life-threatening events occurring shortly after ingestion. As well, some individuals experience allergic symptoms only if the food is eaten before physical stimuli such as vigorous physical exercise.
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Discontinuation of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may increase the risk of first acute myocardial infarction in the near term.
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Rectal bleeding is quite common in patients younger than 50 years of age, but evaluation by total colonoscopy has often been reserved for older patients since serious lower GI lesions are thought to be unusual in younger individuals.
