Digestive Disorders

  Lean chicken or turkey are excellent foods to eat for IBS.   Poultry is a much healthier protein source than red meat.  It is easier to digest when eaten with a salad, or with a side...

The collected foods give off gases that can cause bloating. Gas is a natural byproduct of the body processing food from the body. Even when it seems excessive, it generally isn’t. When first produced in the body, gas is an odorless vapor consisting of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen, some...

Toxins imbedded in a compacted colon can leak into the bloodstream. This is Leaky Gut Syndrome and it can precipitate a multitude of degenerative diseases throughout the body. Once the gut leaks it leads to increased permeability, through which food particles, toxic metals and other toxins enter...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), also known as spastic colon , is a malfunction of the bowel which presents as mild but persistent problems in the gut. There is a vicious cycle involved in suffering from IBS. Some people report experiencing depression and anxiety , both of...

Crohn's disease is one of the more volatile of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, (IBD). So similar is it to another IBD, Ulcerative Colitis , until doctors have difficulty sometimes distinguishing between the two. A key symptom is bloody diarrhea . Blood loss can lead to anemia...

People with this disease have gluten intolerance. In these cases, their immune systems attack glutinous foods in the small intestines. This does collateral damage which can disrupt the intestine's ability to absorb nutrients, which causes afflicted people to be malnourished no matter the content or volume of their food...

When an area of tissue breaks down and a wound forms that is open and slow to heal, it is said to be an ulcer. They form on the eyes, skin and mucus membrane. A prolonged presence of adrenaline in the stomach can wear away the lining of the...

Ulcerative Colitis is one of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) and closely resembles Crohn's Disease and other of the IBD's. UC causes inflammation in the lining of the colon and rectum. It does not travel to other parts of the digestive system like the mouth, throat or stomach. ...

When veins in the lower rectum or around the anus become swollen and inflamed, the condition is called hemorrhoids. It's not always painful, visible or noticeable by touch. Several causes of hemorrhoids are known including genetic predisposition. Straining from constipation Pregnancy Diarrhea ...

A person suffers from Diverticulitis when the pouches of Diverticulosis become irritated and infected. This can lead to constipation and other health problems because it causes bowel movements to be very painful. What are the symptoms of Diverticular Disease? Symptoms include abdominal pain, (especially along the left...

Do you ever experience times when it feels like your food just isn't moving? It just seems to sit in your body, like a rock, like it will never digest. You might be suffering from acid indigestion. In this particular type of indigestion, the body overproduces hydrochloric acid in...

Peristalsis is the autonomic (involuntary) response of the body to substances ingested. It occurs in the digestive tract as a means to push material forward in the small intestine. Once it passes into the large intestine, a series of muscle contractions occur to insure that the material continues forward...

Bile is necessary for the breakdown of toxins, dead blood cells, fats and other toxins. It's also partly responsible for the color of fecal matter and it's expulsion from the body. When there isn't enough bile, then these processes are inhibited because bile stimulates the peristaltic action that's...

Colon Polyps are tissue growths which resemble large moles or warts. The smaller the polyp the safer it is, as larger ones tend to develop into cancer. Because of this possibility, it is the practice of most doctors to remove all accessible colon polyps. Symptoms of Colon Polyps...

The Presence of Mucus Mucus is produced by the large intestine to trap bacteria and to allow for easier waste passage through the colon. It’s not unusual to find mucus in fecal matter from time to time. However, if your bowels have mucus in noticeable amounts for weeks...

A healthy colon is efficient in expelling the byproducts of the food we digest. Toxins pollute every thing the body needs to live, air, water, food, which means the body is poisoned continually and on all fronts. It all makes its way to the colon at some point since...

What is Diarrhea? You can say you have diarrhea if you pass stools of liquid consistency more than three times in one day. Diarrhea strikes all ages at one time or another. On average, adults can experience diarrhea as many as four times per year....

How are Constipation and Back Pain Connected? As you probably know already, constipation relief is a multibillion dollar industry. That's because it's a very common ailment that people would prefer not to discuss; they just want quick, easy relief from it. What you may be...

Constipation: What Is It? Constipation is a very serious health concern in America. Constipation and other digestive disorders affect 1 out of 5 people in America. Digestive disorders are becoming more prevalent in other countries as westernized society spreads. To relieve constipation,...

Bloating is the distension of the abdominal region and it presents most commonly in conjunction with constipation. In a healthy body, when waste material is separated from the fuel material for the body, it is processed through the colon. When the digestive process is sluggish and not processing material...