When Natural Medicine Goes Wrong: Herb-Induced Liver Injury
Some of the most commonly used and useful herbs can cause toxic side effects, especially liver damage, when used in the wrong way. Here are five herbs that are especially problematic if not used appropriately.
What Causes Abdominal Bloating, And What Can You Do About It?
Bloating is uncomfortable as well as visually displeasing. What are the possible causes of abdominal bloating, and what can you do to fight this common ailment?
Antibiotics Can Promote The Growth Of "Bad Microbes" In Gut
Antibiotics are the most commonly used drugs worldwide and have saved millions of lives till date. However, one of the recent studies has discovered yet another potential side effect of antibiotics-increase in the growth of “bad microbes” in the gastroint
Human Hairballs - Do They Really Exist??
For some of these people, they also develop trichophagia, where they then eat the hair they have pulled out. As well as patches of baldness, those with this syndrome develop a trichobezoar, which is a hairball that lodges in the stomach.
Anxiety About Inflammatory Bowel Disease Makes Flare-Ups Come More Quickly
A significant contributing to factor to the severity of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) turns out to be anxiety. Treating anxiety also treats flareups.
Type 1 Diabetes And Celiac Disease: What's The Link?
The link between Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease is well established. But what causes the link, and what can you do if you are afflicted by both these autoimmune conditions?
In Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Treat The Disease, Not The Symptoms
Inflammatory bowel disease cause symptoms that may come and go, but the long-term course of the condition is relentlessly declining health. Treating the underlying condition, damage to the intestinal mucosa, is more important than just treating symptoms.
New Medical Food Relieves Symptoms After Colostomy
Colostomy can be a life-saving procedure, but its after-care can be complicated and unpleasant. A new medical food helps relieve one of the most common problems after the colostomy procedure. Lifestyle changes may protect against the need for it.
Facts about Irritable Bowel Syndrome
There are many people suffering from digestive system problems or disorders, but they have no clear diagnosis. In some cases, they don’t even know what the problem is.
Diarrhea Rescue: 10 Natural Cures For Diarrhea
Diarrhea is no fun. And while it's seldom life-threatening in the West that's no reason we should be incapacitated when there are things we can do to fix it. Here are 10 tried and tested ways to cure diarrhea.