Word: pseudopolyp
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...problem, apparently minor, blemished the perfect report. The doctors found, as they did last year, a noncancerous "inflammatory pseudopolyp" in the President's intestine. This condition may be related to Reagan's diverticulitis, a disorder common to older people that causes pouches to develop in the intestinal walls. This may also be responsible for the blood found in two stool samples. On the advice of his doctors, the President has gone on a high-fiber diet before further tests. Because red meat can cause a positive test for blood in the stool, Reagan will temporarily be eating fewer...
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