Editor’s note: Parents and grandparents of millennials. As well as millennials themselves should be aware of Dr. Sonpal’s advice. With more and more millennials skipping out on annual health exams in favor of a quick as needed, visit to an urgent care facility, doctors fear the largest generation in America, may overlook serious health issues.… Continue reading 5 Key Health Exams Millennials Should Have in 2019
Tag: Digestive Health
How to Take Care of Your Digestive Health
Usually, we don’t pay much attention to our intestinal health until we experience some discomfort that requires a visit to the doctor or a prescription. Since we often focus only on weight and fat loss, we overlook other key factors that are important for our well-being. Several studies have shown that one-third of the world’s… Continue reading How to Take Care of Your Digestive Health
How to Stop Constipation with a Few Simple Adjustments to Your Diet
Constipation is one of the most common digestive complaints, affecting around 42 million people in the U.S, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. This common condition is defined as having fewer than three bowel movements per week, and having bowel movements that are hard, dry and small, making them difficult to pass.… Continue reading How to Stop Constipation with a Few Simple Adjustments to Your Diet
Promising Treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Pinaverium offers quick and effective relief of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms, according to clinical trial results published in June 2015 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. A release from the association notes that pinaverium bromide (pinaverium), an antispasmodic, is used widely in many countries around… Continue reading Promising Treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Coping with Crohn’s Disease
Editor’s Note: Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, affects up to 700,000 people in the U.S., according to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA; www.ccfa.org). The foundation lists typical symptoms as persistent diarrhea; rectal bleeding; urgent need to move bowels; abdominal cramps; a sensation of incomplete evacuation; and constipation, which… Continue reading Coping with Crohn’s Disease
Solve the Medical Riddle: The Patient Is No Longer “Regular”, Third Week
Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. The first week of this riddle, the patient reported her symptoms and the doctor proceeded with the examination.… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: The Patient Is No Longer “Regular”, Third Week
Hope for New Crohn’s Disease Tx
Genetic changes that occur in patients with a type of inflammatory bowel disease called Crohn’s disease could hold clues to fighting the illness, according to research led by the University of Edinburgh in the UK and published August 26th 2014 in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Currently, there is no way to prevent Crohn’s disease and therapy is focused on treating the symptoms, which may include abdominal pain, diarrhea and severe weight loss.
Diverticulitis Patients Suffer Symptoms Long After Attack
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles interviewed people with diverticulitis and confirmed that many suffer psychological and physical symptoms long after their acute illness has passed.
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Possible Breakthrough for IBD Tx
A microRNA cluster believed to be important for suppressing colon cancer plays a critical role in wound healing in the intestine, according to researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. The findings could provide a fresh avenue for investigating chronic digestive diseases and for potentially repairing damage in these and other disease or injury settings.
A release from the medical center quotes Dr. Joshua Mendell as saying, “We identified a novel role for microRNAs in regulating wound healing in the intestine.
Are You Lactose Intolerant?
If you find yourself suddenly having unpleasant digestive effects from dairy products, the culprit might be lactose intolerance. Even if you’ve never suffered from it, lactose intolerance can manifest itself in adulthood. Here, from the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearing House (NDDIC), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is some information on what it is, why you might have it and how you can manage it:
Diverticular Disease: Greatest Myths and Facts
There is a lot of misinformation floating around about diverticular disease – namely diverticulosis and diverticulitis.
Patients believe they can’t eat nuts or seeds, one of the most common myths, or they are simply confused about the difference between conditions. Below, the most common myths are dispelled.