Category Archives: Colon And Digestive

Weight loss is quite common in ulcerative colitis, either due to loss of appetite or other factors. A type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis is often accompanied by painful flare-ups, so choosing the right foods to eat is often quite difficult. Food plays a large role in ulcerative colitis because it can trigger ...click here to read more

Ulcerative colitis causes fatigue and inflammation in the lining of the colon and rectum. Nearly 75 percent of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients – including those with ulcerative colitis – experience fatigue during a flare-up. A 2011 study also revealed that nearly 30 percent of participants had fatigue even when not experiencing a flare-up. Although ...click here to read more

The colon cancer vs. Crohn’s disease debate is generating a lot of interest in the medical community, and rightly so. Every year in the U.S., approximately 57,000 people die from colorectal cancer and 147,000 new cases are diagnosed. According to the journal Oncology, there is a substantial body of evidence demonstrating that chronic inflammation is ...click here to read more

Research suggests that people with celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease are more likely to suffer from migraine headaches. A migraine is a severe headache that can start with sensory warning signs like flashing lights, blind spots, tingling in the arms and legs, as well as sensitivity to sound and light. These headaches come with ...click here to read more

Most people have had stomach problems at some point in their lives, but when you have an ultrasensitive stomach, any meal time can turn into a nightmare, as if food becomes your worst enemy. If you are one of those people who are looking for better digestion and less discomfort, there are diets that can help you. ...click here to read more

Frequent stomach upset and nausea? Could be a stomach ulcer, also known as a peptic ulcer , an open sore that can develop in the lining of your esophagus, stomach, or small intestine. How to get rid of ulcers or find ulcer pain relief? You first need to pinpoint the cause and then consider some home ...click here to read more

Inflammatory bowel disorders (IBD) may be alleviated by protein from probiotic bacteria in yogurt and dairy products. The protein – known as P40 – was found to be effective in animal models of colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease. The researchers demonstrated that P40 helped support intestinal epithelial cell growth and function, and reduce ...click here to read more

Approximately one third of adults suffer from heartburn, and if you’re one of them, you know how uncomfortable it can be when you eat a food that triggers an attack. Making careful food choices is important if you want to keep your stomach problems from disrupting your life. What is heartburn? Often called acid indigestion, heartburn ...click here to read more

Celiac disease patients show immune response to oats due to a protein that is similar to gluten. Melbourne researchers have identified the key components in oats that may trigger an immune response in celiac patients, potentially leading to testing for oats toxicity in the future. Oats contain proteins known as avenins, which are similar to ...click here to read more

There are many reasons why our stomachs can cause us pain. Eating too much, being hungry for too long, eating something one can be allergic to… Narrowing down on a single cause of stomach pain may be difficult, and wondering what that cause can be may lead you to make some scary conclusions. To help ...click here to read more

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) flares and gastroenteritis incidences increase with heat waves, according to research. The findings come from Swiss researchers explaining, “There is evidence for an increase of IBD hospital admissions by four to six percent for each additional day within a heat wave period. Presence of a heat wave was estimated to increase ...click here to read more

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and bloating may be caused by gut microbiota alterations and specific diets. Researcher Professor Giovanni Barbara said, “Contrary to this view, recent findings suggest that IBS is linked to clearly detectable gut microbiota alterations. Additionally, bloating can be related to specific kinds of diet, thus opening up promising paths towards an ...click here to read more

Although at first diverticulitis and colon cancer may present similar symptoms, they are two very different conditions. Diverticulitis is a condition set off by infection or rupture of diverticula, which are bulges forming in the lower part of the large intestine or colon. The risk of developing diverticula is usually higher in people over 40. ...click here to read more

Overactive bladder and irritable bowel syndrome are influenced by the weakened biological clock. Lead author Dr. Changhao Wu said, “Previously, people have believed that the brain ‘master’ clock controls the ‘slave’ peripheral clocks, but our study is the first to show that in a contractile organ, such as the bladder, its receptors also control these clocks… ...click here to read more