I once had a gallbladder. It functioned properly for many years, allowing me to eat which ever fattening foods I wanted. Then I had a child. During my pregnancy, I was nauseous I vomited the entire 9 months, day and night. And the nausea and heartburn was bad. I thought it was due to the ...
I was young and I was healthy. I did not drink alcohol. However, at the age of 22 I nearly died of liver failure. How did that happen? Let me tell you my story. My husband and I were in college at the time and I was working at a local veterinarian’s office as a ...
Crohn’s Symptoms: Blood In Stool Blood In Stool As A Health Problem Indicator If you are reading this then you or someone you know has symptoms of a health problem such as blood in stool. Take a deep breath, blood in stool symptoms doesn’t necessarily mean you or someone you know is going to die ...
This is the fourth in a series of article dealing with Crohn’s and IBD’s. In previous articles we talked about what it means to have Crohn’s or an IBD, the emotional consequences of dealing with Crohn’s, and current treatments. If you or someone you know has IBS or other symptoms of an IBD, you should ...
When my oldest son was two and needed antibiotics for the first time, I thought nothing of it. I had been on antibiotics countless times as a child, and I believed them to be extremely safe and effective. Serious side effects never crossed my mind, and I had never even heard of the bacteria, Clostridium ...
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a condition in which acid from your stomach comes back up into your esophagus. It is a something I am all too familiar with. I was first diagnosed nearly ten years ago. I was having frequent upper abdominal pain and chest pains. Initially I thought I was having some type ...
