Increasing fiber intake often helps IBS. Health experts now recommend increasing dietary intake to at least 20 to 35 grams per day. Increasing fiber is therefore one of the first recommendations for IBS patients, especially for those who have constipation. The United States has one of the lowest dietary fiber intakes per capita in the ...
Being a first-time parent in and of itself poses all sorts of challenges. Learning what each cry means, establishing a bedtime routine, childproofing…the list goes on and on. But there is one aspect of parenting over which–no matter how prepared you think you are–you have absolutely no control: Constipation. More specifically Functional Fecal Retention. This ...
A smoothie fast is not something that is an easy undertaking. To prepare and maintain a smoothie fast, you must be ready to do things that you would not do if you were not fasting. Whether you are doing it as a diet technique to lose weight, or for why I have done them, which ...
Are you plagued by bowel irregularities? Do you suffer from high cholesterol or high blood sugar? Do you struggle with being overweight? Are you looking for a healthy, natural way to rid yourself of these ailments? A fiber supplement may be just the answer you’ve been looking for. Although most of us can obtain adequate ...
Many Americans count things in their diet. It may be calories, fat grams or carbohydrates, for example, but not many are aware of how many grams of fiber they are consuming per day. A balanced, healthy diet can supply daily fiber requirements, but for many Americans it is beneficial to supplement with a product such ...
Stomach problems are the second reason people seek medical attention, the first reason is the common cold. Stomach problems run the gamut from heartburn to bloating to elimination issues and each common malady has an equally common and natural home remedy. Home Remedy for Heartburn Heartburn is experienced by one in ten Americans at least ...
In layman’s term, constipation is difficulty in bowel movements or infrequent bowel movements. A one-time difficulty in bowel movement does not necessarily mean that a person is constipated. If however a person finds himself straining during a bowel movement more than 25% of the time, has observed hard stools more than 25% of the time, ...
After several years of searching, many people are discovering that Questran (cholestyramine) is often an effective solution to persistent diarrhea. Sometimes, after gallbladder surgery or other abdominal surgeries involving the small intestine, the patient experiences irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea. IBS is a condition characterized by persistent diarrhea and, for many people, episodes of constipation. ...