Sources

Balneol Sources

Ph of Healthy Skin Sources:

Lee SH, Jeong SK, Ahn SK. An update of the defensive barrier function of skin. Yonsei Med J. 2006;47(3):293-306.

Medline Plus. Skin Conditions. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/skinconditions.html

Accessed August 6, 2009.

Causes of Anal Discomfort Sources:

Goetzl L, Harford R. Healthy Pregnancy over 35. New York: DK Publishing; 2005.

Mayo Clinic Staff. Runner’s Diarrhea: How Can I Prevent It? http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/runners-diarrhea/AN00376

Last updated September 11, 2008. Accessed August 6, 2009.

Mayo Clinic Staff. Traveler’s Diarrhea. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/travelers-diarrhea/DS00318

Last updated June 12, 2009. Accessed August 6, 2009.

Medline Plus. Anal Fissure. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001130.htm

Accessed August 6, 2009.

Schoenstadt A. Causes of Diarrhea. http://diarrhea.emedtv.com/diarrhea/diarrhea-causes-p3.html

Last updated September 5, 2008. Accessed August 6, 2009.

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC). Constipation. http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/constipation/

Last updated July 2007. Accessed August 6, 2009.

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC). Diarrhea. http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/diarrhea/

Last updated March 2007. Accessed August 6, 2009.

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC). Hemorrhoids. http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hemorrhoids/

Last updated November 2004. Accessed August 6, 2009.

Pastore LM, Carter RA, Hulka BS, Wells E. Self-reported urogenital symptoms in postmenopausal women: Women's Health Initiative. Maturitas 2004;49(4):292-303.

Causes of Vaginal Discomfort Sources:

Fried RG and the American Academy of Dermatology. Stress and Skin. http://www.aad.org/media/background/factsheets/fact_stressandskin.html

Last updated November 2008. Accessed August 6, 2009.

Jenkins AR, Sikon AL. Update to nonhormonal approaches to menopausal management. Cleve Clin J Med. 2008;75(Suppl 4):S17-24.

Medline Plus. Vaginal Itching http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003159.htm

Last updated November 9, 2007. Accessed August 6, 2009.

National Women’s Health Information Center. Vaginal Yeast Infections. http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/vaginal-yeast-infections.cfm

Last updated September 23, 2008. Accessed August 6, 2009.

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