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Category Archives: Colon And Digestive

Colon cancer vs. Crohn’s disease: Causes, symptoms, risk factors, and complications

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

Celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease patients have increased prevalence of migraine: Study

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

Inflammatory bowel disorders alleviated by protein from bacteria in yogurt and dairy products: Study

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

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Celiac disease patients show immune response to oats due to gluten-like protein: Study

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

Never ignore these types of stomach pain

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 wave: Study

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 and bloating: Changes to gut microbiota and specific diets to blame?

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

Colon cancer vs. diverticulitis: Causes, symptoms, risk factors, and complications

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 influenced by weakened biological clock: Study

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

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease relapse risk varies during pregnancy: Study

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease – both inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) – relapse risk varies during pregnancy, according to research. The study revealed that women with active IBD near the time of conception have a higher risk of a relapse during pregnancy. Furthermore, women with ulcerative colitis have a higher risk of IBD relapse, compared ...click here to read more

IBS diet: Foods to eat and foods to avoid

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients can better manage their symptoms with an IBS-specific diet. IBS symptoms are often triggered by food, so sticking to an IBS diet can reduce severity and flare-ups. Unlike the case of a gluten-free diet and celiac disease, an IBS diet is not a one-size-fits-all. Although there are some general guidelines ...click here to read more