Digestive Health Archives

Foods That Trigger Heartburn and GERD

Jun 15, 2020 · Lynn Russo Whylly · Digestive Health

If you’re among the estimated 44 percent of Americans who suffer from heartburn at least once a month, you might want to consider some dietary and lifestyle changes. That’s especially true for the 20 percent who experience a severe form called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Some research has shown that long-term … Read More

Newbriefs: Gut Health; Physical Activity; Stroke; Coronary Heart Disease; Artificial Sweeteners

May 19, 2020 · Lynn Russo Whylly · Digestive Health

Improve Gut Health To Improve Frailty, Aging Frailty is linked with poor gut microbiota, and a new study, published in , Feb. 17, 2020, found that improving gut microbiota with the NU-AGE diet, a version of the Mediterranean diet tailored to older people that helps reduce inflammation, may reduce frailty … Read More

For Painful Gallstones, Often, Surgery Is the Best Treatment

May 19, 2020 · Dawn Bialy · Digestive Health

Your gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ located on the right side of your abdomen beneath your liver. Your gallbladder stores bile that is produced by your liver. When you consume foods that contain fat, your gallbladder releases bile into ducts (tubes) that carry the bile to your small intestine, … Read More

Newsbriefs: Acupuncture; Nanoparticles; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Flavonols; ACL Reconstruction; Life Expectancy; Psilocybin

Mar 19, 2020 · UHN Staff · Digestive Health

Medicare to Cover Aupuncture. To provide an alternative to opioids, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in January that Medicare will now pay for acupuncture for people with chronic low back pain. The pain must have persisted for at least 12 weeks and have no known cause. … Read More

Better Bladder Health for Men and Women

Feb 21, 2020 · JoAnn Milivojevic · Digestive Health

You’ve probably seen those commercials where people have to run off to the bathroom at the most inconvenient times, forgo outings because of the frequent urge to urinate, or avoid social situations for fear that a sudden cough or sneeze will lead to leakage. Urinary incontinence, involuntary loss of … Read More

Cognitive Therapy Eases Retractable IBS

Feb 21, 2020 · Carrie Adkins-Ali · Digestive Health

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a well-known strategy for addressing a variety of mental health issues, but researchers at the University of Southampton and King’s College London report that it can help physical ailments too. As little as two to eight hours of therapy, delivered over the phone or online, … Read More

Sip Kombucha Well

Feb 20, 2020 · UHN Staff · Digestive Health

You may just be seeing it on your grocery store shelves recently, but kombucha has been around for more than 2,000 years. For most of its existence, kombucha was brewed at home, but in the last two decades companies have begun mass producing it, making it readily available to everyone. … Read More

Crohn’s Disease: Healing With Nutrition

Feb 20, 2020 · UHN Staff · Digestive Health

Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects about 2 in 1,000 Americans. Crohn’s and other forms of IBD are autoimmune diseases, which means the immune system attacks the intestinal lining, resulting in chronic inflammation. The disease can affect any part of the intestine, but usually affects … Read More

Eating to Fight Peptic Ulcers

Feb 20, 2020 · UHN Staff · Digestive Health

People used to say stomach ulcers were caused by too much stress or spicy food, and the best thing to do when the pain flared up was to drink a nice big glass of milk. It turns out everything about that statement was wrong. What They Are. Peptic ulcers are … Read More

Top 10 Tips for IBS Relief

Feb 20, 2020 · UHN Staff · Digestive Health

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), an unrelenting intestinal disorder, occurs in up to 1 in 5 Americans, presenting with bloating, alteration in bowel habits, pain, and cramping. Diet may be your first line of defense. Here are 10 evidence-based strategies that may minimize symptoms: Try a low FODMAP diet. The low … Read More

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