Emotion can reflect in the perception of food consumption. An increase in food intake during emotional and psychological conditions may have a negative impact on human health. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the associations between food consumption, emotional eating behavior, and emotional conditions such as stress, depression, loneliness, boredom eating, maintaining vigilance and alertness, and emotional food consolation. We used a Motivations for Food Choices Questionnaire (Eating Motivations, EATMOT) to determine the emotional aspects of food consumption in 9052 respondents living in 12 European countries between October 2017 and March 2018. Ordinal linear regression was used to identify the associations between the emotional eating behavior and emotional conditions such as stress, depression, loneliness, emotional consolation, and reasons to improve physical and psychological conditions. The regression models confirmed the associations between food consumption, emotional conditions, and emotional eating behavior. Associations were found between the emotional eating behavior and stress (odds ratio (OR) = 1.30, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.07–1.60, p = 0.010), depressive mood (OR = 1.41, 95% CI = 1.40–1.43, p < 0.001), loneliness (OR = 1.60, 95% CI = 1.58–1.62, p < 0.001), boredom (OR = 1.37, 95% CI = 1.36–1.39, p < 0.001), and emotional consolation (OR = 1.55, 95% CI = 1.54–1.57, p < 0.001). Emotional eating was associated with an effort to improve physical and psychological conditions, such as controlling body weight (OR = 1.11, 95% CI = 1.10–1.12, p < 0.001), keeping awake and alert (OR = 1.19, 95% CI = 1.19–1.20, p < 0.001) and consumption to feel good (OR = 1.22, 95% CI = 1.21–1.22, p < 0.001). In conclusion, emotions might provoke emotional eating behavior. The appropriate way to handle stress, depression, or other emotional states is important in conditions of being emotionally overwhelmed. The public should be educated on how to handle different emotional states. The focus should be moved somehow from emotional eating and the consumption of unhealthy food to healthy lifestyle practices, including regular exercise and healthy eating habits. Thus, it is necessary to halt these negative health effects on human health through public health programs.

Background and Objectives: Colorectal cancer caused over 1.9 million new cases and 0.9 million deaths in 2020, ranking third in incidence and second in cancer mortality worldwide. Poor bowel preparation may hide adenomas, increasing the colorectal cancer risk. This retrospective study aims to identify differences and associations in bowel preparation quality in relation to gender, age, timing of preparation, and the type of cleansing agent used. Materials and Methods: We analyzed the quality of bowel preparation in a total of 4609 colonoscopies performed between June 2019 and April 2022. We used t-tests and ANOVA to assess differences in bowel preparation quality according to participants’ characteristics. The multivariable linear and logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate the association between bowel preparation quality, withdrawal time, adequate bowel preparation, and total colonoscopy. Results: 70.9% of patients had adequate bowel preparation quality. Enema (β = −0.20, p < 0.001), bisacodyl (β = −0.16, p < 0.001), and senna solution (β = −0.03, p = 0.012) were linked to poorer bowel preparation quality in comparison with polyethylene glycol. Older age was associated with a slight decrease in the probability of adequate bowel preparation (adjusted OR 0.98 per year, p < 0.001), whereas female gender was associated with an increase in this probability (OR 1.18, p = 0.038). Bowel preparation in winter is associated with a lower likelihood of adequate preparation compared to summer (OR 0.74, p = 0.004). The type of bowel preparation agent affected outcomes, with enema (OR 0.22, p < 0.001) and bisacodyl (OR 0.35, p < 0.001) associated with the less clean bowels. Longer withdrawal time was inversely associated with adequate preparation (OR 0.94, p < 0.001). For total colonoscopy, the strongest predictor was adequate bowel preparation (OR 23.6, p < 0.001), with gender, ulcerative colitis, and polyps also influencing the outcome. Conclusions: Age, gender, season, medications, withdrawal time, and the type of colorectal lesions influence bowel preparation quality. Personalized approaches, including patient education and targeted interventions, might contribute to improved bowel preparation, especially in older patients, and should be evaluated in future studies.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a low-to-intermediate grade sarcoma with a reported incidence of 4.1 per million person-years. Despite its local invasiveness, it rarely metastasizes (5% of cases). Fibrosarcomatous change in DFSP is a form of tumor progression that carries an increased risk of metastases. We reported a case of 45-year-old patient treated with adalimumab lasting 7 years for Crohn’s disease who developed dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with fibromatous changes. Adalimumab therapy was stopped before surgery, and ustekinumab was introduced 6 months after.

Background and Objectives: With more than 1.9 million new cases and 0.9 million deaths in 2020, colorectal cancer (CRC) was the third most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide. The adenoma detection rate as a precursor to the formation of CRC is directly related to the degree of bowel preparation for colonoscopy.Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective single-center study on a total number of 4835 colonoscopies performed in a period of 34 months during the global COVID-19 pandemic.The main goal of the research was related to the emergence of differences in cleaning in relation to gender, age, days of preparation, the type of cleaning agent.Results: There is no signification difference between gender. Compared to younger respondents, older respondents had a lower likelihood of having adequate bowel preparation. Compared to PEG, other solutions had a lower probability of adequate bowel preparation.Conclusions: Better cooperation between patients and medical staff is needed, as well as public health campaigns that raise awareness of the importance of good preparation for colonoscopy.

Dieulafoy lezija rektuma je vrlo rijedak uzrok gastrointestinalnog krvarenja. Prikazali smo slučaj 67-godišnje bolesnice koja je primljena u hitnoj službi zbog hematohezije (svježa krv s ugrušcima). Gastroskopija i kolonoskopija bile su uredne (osim divertikula u sigmi), pa je bolesnica hospitalizirana radi opservacije. Nakon dva dana pojavilo se obilno rektalno krvarenje, a bolesnica je postala hemodinamski nestabilna. Nalaz hitne MSCT angiografije pokazao je aktivno krvarenje u rektumu. Ponovljena je kolonoskopija, te je nađeno pulsirajuće krvarenje iz Dieulafoy lezije rektuma. Učinjena je hemostaza razrijeđenim adrenalinom, uz postavljanje tri hemostatske kopče. Nakon procedure nije bilo recidiva krvarenja.