Digestive Health

9. Diseases and Disorders of the Colon

Oct 9, 2018 · · Digestive Health
After the small intestine, digested food moves through the six-foot-long large intestine (also known as the colon) where water, some nutrients, and electrolytes are absorbed. The remaining solid waste then travels from the colon into the rectum as stool. It is in the colon where people suffer from many of … Read More

Food Storage and Fatty Liver

Aug 27, 2018 · · Digestive Health
Heavy drinking can cause the liver to accumulate fat, but a growing number of people who drink little or even no alcohol are developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). About one-third of Americans have NAFLD, and the prevalence is dramatically higher in people with obesity (up to 90 percent) and … Read More

Protect Yourself from Food Poisoning

Jul 24, 2018 · · Digestive Health
A recent widespread outbreak of food poisoning underlines the fact that foodborne infections continue to be an important public health problem in the United States. In all, 172 people had been affected by the time the outbreak began winding down in May. They contracted a particularly virulent form of E. … Read More

Ease Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Jun 28, 2018 · · Digestive Health
Abdominal pain, gas, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation are symptoms common to several different conditions, one of which is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). But recognizing IBS isn’t always easy, since many of its symptoms are common to several other medical conditions. Diagnosing IBS The official definition of IBS is recurrent abdominal … Read More

Get Relief From Constipation

Apr 30, 2018 · · Digestive Health
Bowel movements may not be a common topic of polite conversation, but most people suffer from constipation from time to time. Constipation, which is usually defined as having fewer than three bowel movements in a week, is a problem that is often linked to diet and hydration issues, but sometimes, … Read More

Dietary Strategies to Ease GERD Symptoms

Mar 23, 2018 · · Digestive Health
You may have heard the term “GERD” and wondered what it means. GERD is an acronym for gastroesophageal reflux disease, a condition in which acid from the stomach refluxes, or backs up, into the esophagus. Common GERD symptoms include heartburn, the sensation of having a lump in your throat, chest … Read More

Soothe Heartburn With Diet and Lifestyle Changes

Mar 22, 2018 · · Digestive Health
Heartburn is an occasional unwelcome guest for most of us. Its most common telltale sign is a burning pain behind the breastbone. The usual cause is the backing up (reflux) of stomach acid into the lower esophagus, inflaming its sensitive lining. If heartburn progresses from occasional to chronic—symptoms that occur … Read More

Managing the Discomfort of Diverticulitis

Feb 28, 2018 · · Digestive Health
It is estimated that about half of all Americans aged 60 to 80 have diverticulosis, a condition in which diverticula—small pouches about the size of large peas—bulge outward from the colon. Those numbers increase in the oldest old, with almost everybody age 80 and older having the condition, according to … Read More

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