- Abdominal Pain
Because your gastrointestinal tract is associated with so many aspects of your health, it is no wonder that at one time or another you or someone you know may have experienced abdominal pain. A vast majority of this type of pain is often not serious and can easily be diagnosed and treated. However, there are some conditions that include abdominal pain as a warning sign…Learn More - General Digestive Concerns
General digestive concerns are associated with anything having to do with gastrointestinal disorders that may be challenging your everyday well-being. From difficulty breaking down certain foods, unexplained pain, excessive gas and more, these challenges can be difficult, debilitating and even sometimes embarrassing. Causes of general digestive concerns are diet, pharmaceutical medicines, stress, anatomical anomalies or disease…Learn More - Constipation
Constipation is the struggle associated with completing a healthy bowel movement. Experiencing difficulty emptying the large colon or not being able to complete a healthy movement for three days or more is constipation. It is a condition that many people have experienced at one time or another with women and the elderly particularly susceptible…Learn More - Diarrhea
Bowel movements should be solid and easy to produce. When stool is loose and watery you are suffering with diarrhea. This reaction is often due to diet or medicine that may impede a normal digestive process but can also manifest as a result of emotional stress. Most people experience diarrhea a few times per year and it only lasts a day or two without any serious concern. However, if diarrhea is more prevalent it could be an indication of something that may need more attention…Learn More - Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a condition that is a chronic but functional gastrointestinal disorder. It is accompanied by cramping, abdominal pain, constipation and/or diarrhea as well as excessive bloating. It is such a common diagnoses that it is estimated it afflicts twenty-percent or one in five Americans with women under the age of thirty-five most affected…Learn More - Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is often referred to as colitis, enteritis or portcullis and is a chronic disorder that results in the inflammation and ulceration of the large and/or small intestines. It is believed to be an autoimmune disorder but currently there is no hard evidence suggesting a specific cause or conventional medical cure. Symptoms include frequent abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, weight loss, rectal bleeding, joint pain, fever, loss of appetite and skin problems…Learn More - Indigestion / Hyperacidity
Indigestion/Hyperacidity, which is also known as acid dyspepsia, describes the uncomfortable, feeling you get in your gut after a meal or from certain medications. Symptoms include belching, feeling bloated, burning, abdominal pain, acidic taste, nausea and sometimes vomiting. The term acid reflux has overtaken the term indigestion and has even morphed into its own medical disease described as the acronym GERD which stands for gastro esophageal (acid) reflux…Learn More
