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Learn more about complications with your digestive system. Find out about symptoms you may experience and ways you can prevent those symptoms from developing during digestive health complications. |
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| Superfoods for Your Health |
| These foods are packed with nutrients to fight off disease, give you energy, and keep you healthy. Make them part of your daily diet. |
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| Dyspepsia |
The term "functional dyspepsia" (FD) is used to describe
chronic and persistent upper abdominal pain that's often related to eating, and for which there is no identifiable cause. Learn more about the digestive health complication. |
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| Irritable Bowel |
| Find out what Irritable Bowel Syndrome is and who gets it. There are medications that can help the symptons and alternative treatments. The usual irritants include food, beverages or drugs. |
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| Causes of Diarrhea |
| The flip side of constipation, diarrhea is characterized by bowel movements that occur too frequently and by stools that are too loose and watery. |
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| Constipation |
| Learn about how constipation happens. Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints in the United States, responsible for more than 2.5 million visits to doctors each year. |
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| The Wonders of Fiber |
| Soluble fiber, the other type of fiber, helps retain water in the stool, making it softer, larger, and easier to pass. |
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| The Aging GI Tract |
| Aging takes a toll on the GI tract. Aging muscles, including the digestive muscles, contract more slowly, take plenty of time relaxing, and move their contents along at a more leisurely pace. |
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| Heartburn |
Heartburn is an expression of a condition known as
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a digestive health complication in which acid and pepsin rise from the stomach into the esophagus. |
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| Eating Habits and Gas |
| There are only two ways for gas to originate. Either you swallow it (aerophagia) or it's manufactured in the gut. Throughout history, certain foods have been notorious for producing gas. Beans are the most obvious example. |
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| ACG - Offers tips and information on digestive health. |
| MSN Health - Articles About Digestive Health & Wellness. |
| FDHN - The Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition. |
Medline Plus - National Institutes of Health information on digestion. |
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