After a gastric bypass surgery, you’ll need to take a number of vitamin and mineral supplements for the rest of your life. That’s because part of your small intestine has been bypassed, so you no longer absorb nutrients as well as you did before the surgery. It’s vitally important to take your vitamin and mineral ...
The Illustrated Home Library Encyclopedia can tell us why Charcoal is important to have around. It can do what a box of baking soda can by absorbing odors. It also absorbs gases, and colors from liquid. If you were going to dye some Easter eggs and had charcoal in the water when a color tablet ...
Antacids are fine to use to relieve the occasional case of heartburn and indigestion; however taking antacids routinely can cause major upsets to the body. For instance, antacids such as Maalox and Mylanta, or Alka-Seltzer that contain magnesium and/or sodium bicarbonate can act like a laxative if you take them too regularly. Antacids, such as ...
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery advises gastric bypass patients to supplement their diets with 1500 to 2000 mg calcium citrate per day. In the early days after surgery, many surgeons advise patients to use chewable vitamin and mineral supplements while their digestive organs are healing from surgery. It’s difficult to find chewable ...
In 1996 when my daughter was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDDNOS), there were very few natural resources to help children who were non-verbal. I had taken her to what was presumed to be the best hospital at the time, “Children Memorial”. The psychologist who evaluated her noted in her record, “We currently do not ...
Making homemade oral care products is not only quite simple, but also extremely cheaper and much better for you. Homemade oral care products are also just as effective as store bought. With a few simple ingredients, you can easily make your own oral products that will keep your mouth clean and feeling fresh. The most ...
The duodenal switch (DS) is both a restrictive and a malabsorptive surgery. The smaller stomach helps patients eat less food and the rearrangement of the intestine causes them not to absorb all the calories that they do eat. The rearrangement of the intestine also causes them not to absorb vitamins and minerals well. They generally ...