Joyful Digesting

Good news for parents and parents-to-be everywhere: there’s now a new vaccine to prevent your child from experiencing the horrid vomiting and diarrhea associated with rotavirus.
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This is not for the feint of heart, but it’s a situation no one wants to be in: You look down after a bowel movement and see a very unexpected color or substance. When should you worry?
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As my friends and readers can attest, I’m not the kind of guy who likes deliberately eating chemicals. So, imagine my feigned surprise when I researched the popular sugar substitute, Sorbitol. (more…)

There are some strong ties between your head and your stomach, it seems. Researchers have found that people who have gastrointestinal issues suffer from headaches much more often than others. (more…)

Some people, after trying drugs and changing their diets, see little to no improvement in their IBS symptoms. For these folks, there are some interesting new treatments being tested, and both have to do with manipulating how we think.
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A recent study found a significantly higher incidence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in those who also had allergies or other allergic symptoms (eczema, asthma). When they say “significant,” they mean it: IBS occurs 2-3 times more often in people with allergies, compared to the general populace.
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