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A [[Homosexuality and Parasites|wide variety of intestinal parasites]] have been recovered from stools of homosexuals. [[Amebiasis]] has been reported as a common cause of diarrhea 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>See: [[Homosexuality and Parasites|Homosexuality and parasites]]
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>