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How to Prevent Chronic Constipation with Diet
Categorie : GastroIntestinalIt is said doctors interrupt their patients every 18 seconds and spend very little time with them. This gives them a way to sell their drugs and to see more patients. So if you want to get rid of bloating and constipation or chronic constipation and stay regular, you're going to have to take ...
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Mon Dec 2007
Nutritional Information can Save Your Life
Categorie : GastroIntestinalMany families have a hard time trying to decide what foods they should be eating and which one to avoid. The problem is a lot of the nutritional information out there is contradictory. This, along with the need to save time, to make quick lunches or dinners makes many families susceptible to mak ...
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Mon Dec 2007
Why you need to do a Natural Colon Cleanse
Categorie : GastroIntestinalSome Doctors like the idea blasting the idea that cleansing the colon or blood cleansing produces in the body no real value. Their argument is that if there are toxins in the body, then the body is equipped to remove them without any help by any type of cleanse. Many doctors think in th ...
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Mon Dec 2007
Why You Need High Fiber Foods
Categorie : GastroIntestinalHigh Fiber foods are fruits, vegetables and grains. Fiber is a complex structure that keeps high fiber produce and grains from falling apart. Fiber is a subclass of carbohydrates. It consists mostly of cellulose, lignin, hemicellulose, pectin, and mucilage. Processed food ...
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Mon Dec 2007
Categorie : GastroIntestinal
Eating raw or undercooked seafood -- such as sushi and sashimi -- increases the risk of infection by parasitic worm larvae. And such infection can cause severe stomach and intestinal problems such as diarrhea, cramping, and vomiting that warrant a visit to a hospital emergency department, say two ca ...
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Sun Oct 2007
Categorie : GastroIntestinal
People with some common functional gastrointestinal disorders lose the equivalent of at least one full day of work in every 40-hour workweek, a new U.S. study finds. ...
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Sun Oct 2007
Categorie : GastroIntestinal
Salmonella, a bacteria that causes tens of thousands of cases of foodborne illness each year, may be especially attracted to lettuce by the prospect of something sweet. ...
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Sun Oct 2007
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U.S. researchers say they've identified a specific immune deficiency that's the likely cause of ulcerative colitis -- at least in mice. ...
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Sun Oct 2007
Categorie : GastroIntestinal
A small capsule that takes pictures of the inside of the small intestine can help doctors detect cases of Crohn's disease that have gone undiagnosed for up to 15 years, U.S. researches report. ...
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Sun Oct 2007
Categorie : GastroIntestinal
Severe chest pain and chronic cough are little known, but potentially serious, symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), researchers say. ...
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Sun Oct 2007
Categorie : GastroIntestinal
Along with typical symptoms such as acid reflux, the less typical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) -- such as coughing, choking, wheezing, choking, snoring, sore throat, and chest pain -- can cause people significant sleep problems, according to a new U.S. survey. ...
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Sun Oct 2007
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U.S. scientists have discovered how a potentially deadly form of E. coli bacteria adheres to and colonizes the gut. ...
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Sun Oct 2007
Gastric Bypass Patients Should Be Alert To Potential Problems
Categorie : GastroIntestinalTwo studies by a group of researchers at Washington Hospital Center highlight potential postoperative nutritional deficiencies among patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery to treat obesity. Research presented at the 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology by D ...
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Sun Oct 2007
REMICADE Reduces Incidence Of Bowel Surgeries In Ulcerative Colitis Patients, Shown By Clinical Studies
Categorie : GastroIntestinalSeperate analysis reveals colectomy increases healthcare utilization and costsClinical data presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) show that REMICADE significantly reduces the incidence of colectomy surgeries for patients with moderately to severely active ...
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Sun Oct 2007
New Analyses Of Long-term LIALDA (mesalamine) Data Presented At ACG
Categorie : GastroIntestinalPost-hoc and other analyses of secondary endpoints of a long-term safety and tolerability study of Shire plc's (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) ulcerative colitis (UC) drug LIALDA™ (mesalamine) provide further data on LIALDA in patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis. The ...
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Sun Oct 2007
Use Of Common, But Potentially Dangerous, Pain Medicines Underreported
Categorie : GastroIntestinalPatients underreported their use of common but potentially dangerous over-the-counter pain medications known as NSAIDs, according to research presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology. "This is a serious issue given what we know about the signific ...
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Sun Oct 2007
Potential Health Concerns Raised Relating To Consumption Of Raw Fish
Categorie : GastroIntestinalTwo case studies from Japan presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology point to a potential health problem in the United States, as more Americans consume raw fish in the form of sushi and sashimi. Anisakiasis (round worm) is a human parasitic infection caused b ...
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Sun Oct 2007
Impact On Productivity From Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Measured By Study
Categorie : GastroIntestinalThose who suffer from common functional gastrointestinal disorders face work productivity losses and impairments in daily activity that amount to the loss of at least one day of work in a 40-hour workweek, according to a new study presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Colleg ...
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Sun Oct 2007
Night-Time Acid Reflux Can Impact Sleep, New Studies Reveal
Categorie : GastroIntestinalAccording to results of a survey presented at the 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, nighttime acid reflux, along with some of the less typical manifestations or symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), is associated with significant sleep impairme ...
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Sun Oct 2007
New Diagnostic Discovered For Peritoneal Dialysis
Categorie : GastroIntestinalThanks to a discovery by scientists at Robarts Research Institute and The University of Western Ontario, patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis may soon be able to worry less about the risks of infection and lessen their hospital stays. [click link for full article] ...
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Sun Oct 2007
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