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N. Sohn and JG Robilotti Jr., who were among the authors of the previously cited article in the ''Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science'' wrote in the [[American Journal of Gastroenterology]] regarding gay bowel syndrome that "It is important to recognize homosexual patients and the conditions to which they are predisposed. In 1980 Dr. Michael Heller, who was a [[San Francisco]] physician, wrote in the ''Annals of Emergency Medicine'' in a article titled ''The Gay Bowel Syndrome: A Common Problem of Homosexual Patients in the Emergency Department''
N. Sohn and JG Robilotti Jr., who were among the authors of the previously cited article in the ''Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science'' wrote in the [[American Journal of Gastroenterology]] regarding gay bowel syndrome that "It is important to recognize homosexual patients and the conditions to which they are predisposed. In 1980 Dr. Michael Heller, who was a [[San Francisco]] physician, wrote in the ''Annals of Emergency Medicine'' in a article titled ''The Gay Bowel Syndrome: A Common Problem of Homosexual Patients in the Emergency Department''
that "In recent years, it has been recognized that homosexual men are subject to a remarkable variety of colorectal disorders."<ref>Dr. Michael Heller, ''The gay bowel syndrome: a common problem of homosexual patients in the emergency department''. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1980 Sep;9(9), page 487</ref>
that "In recent years, it has been recognized that homosexual men are subject to a remarkable variety of colorectal disorders."<ref>Dr. Michael Heller, ''The gay bowel syndrome: a common problem of homosexual patients in the emergency department''. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1980 Sep;9(9), page 487</ref>
[[File:Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite.jpg|thumbnail|200px|left|In recent years, a variety of colorectal disorders have been recognised among male homosexuals. A wide variety of intestinal parasites have been recovered from stools of homosexuals. [[Amebiasis|Amoebiasis]] has been reported as a common cause of diarrhoea in homosexuals.<ref>[http://www.e-mjm.org/1985/v40n4/gay-men-bowel-syndrome.pdf ''Gay men bowel syndrome: A report of parasitic infection in homosexual patients''], Med. J. Malaysia Vol. 40 No. 4 1985</ref>]]
Glen Hastings and Richard Weber in 1993 wrote the following regarding gay bowel syndrome in the peer reviewed medical journal ''[[American Family Physician]]'': "The 1980s brought a recognition of gay bowel disease and its similarities to [[Inflammatory Bowel Disease|inflammatory bowel disease]]."<ref>''Inflammatory bowel disease: Part I. Clinical features and diagnosis.'' by Hastings GE, Weber RJ., Am Fam Physician. 1993 Feb 15;47(3):598-608.</ref>
Michael Heller's medical journal article in the ''Annals of Emergency Medicine'' entitled ''The Gay Bowel Syndrome: A Common Problem of Homosexual Patients in the Emergency'' states regarding gay bowel syndrome the following: "Frequently and promiscuity of sexual intercourse is probably a major risk factor. Gay men in this country have both higher rates of intercourse and many more sexual partners than do either straight men or gay women."<ref>Annals of Emergency Medicine 1980 Sep;9(9), page 488</ref>
Michael Heller's medical journal article in the ''Annals of Emergency Medicine'' entitled ''The Gay Bowel Syndrome: A Common Problem of Homosexual Patients in the Emergency'' states regarding gay bowel syndrome the following: "Frequently and promiscuity of sexual intercourse is probably a major risk factor. Gay men in this country have both higher rates of intercourse and many more sexual partners than do either straight men or gay women."<ref>Annals of Emergency Medicine 1980 Sep;9(9), page 488</ref>