| Title |
Red Hot Chili Pepper and Hemorrhoids: The Explosion of a Myth: Results of a Prospective, Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled, Crossover Trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, July 2006
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10350-006-0532-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Donato F. Altomare, Marcella Rinaldi, Filippo La Torre, Donato Scardigno, Antonietta Roveran, Stefano Canuti, Giuseppe Morea, Liana Spazzafumo |
| Abstract |
Spicy foods are appreciated by a large part of the world population but have been blamed for causing hemorrhoids or exacerbating their symptoms, although no epidemiologic studies have been performed supporting this hypothesis. In this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial, we have studied the effects of a single dose of red hot chili pepper on the hemorrhoidal symptoms. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 10% |
| Qatar | 1 | 5% |
| Philippines | 1 | 5% |
| Haiti | 1 | 5% |
| Montenegro | 1 | 5% |
| Mexico | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 11 | 55% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 17 | 85% |
| Scientists | 2 | 10% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 37 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 13% |
| Unknown | 14 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 42% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 15 | 39% |
Attention Score in Context
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#1,380,945
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Outputs from Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
#181
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#2,328
of 88,837 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
#2
of 18 outputs
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