Helicobacter pylori is a species of bacteria which resides in the mouth and gastric mucosa. It is transmitted from person to person orally. Helicobacter pylori can be present in many individuals without it causing health problems. If this issue is left unchecked this bacteria can be the causative factor behind many health complications. This means that often […]
Crohns Disease is seen as an inflammatory bowel disease, a severeform of colitis that involves chronic inflammation of any part of thegastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus – although it usuallyoccurs at the end of the Ileum (where the small Intestine joins thelarge intestine). DIET TIPS FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES Reduce the amount of […]
Ulcerative Colitis is typically characterized by chronic inflammation and ulceration of the lining of the colon and rectum. It does not affect the small intestine and has been speculated to be an autoimmune disease. DIET TIPS FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES Reduce the amount of red meat in your diet as this tends to slow down bowel […]
Giardiasis is an infection of the small intestine caused by an insidious parasite called Giardia Lamblia. A protozoa that often contaminates water it spreads via contaminated water, soil, animals, contaminated food, direct human contact and household pets. It lives in the intestines and is passed in the faeces. The parasite has a hard outer shell […]
A parasite is an organism that lives off of or inside of another organism, called a host, during all or part of its life. This is a type of symbiotic relationship in which the parasite needs the host in order to live to obtain nourishment. Many organisms, including some plants, animals, spiders, crustaceans, bacteria, and […]
SIBO was first outlined by Dr. Mark Pimentel, Director of the Gastrointestinal Motility Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. SIBO is an overgrowth of either pathogenic or beneficial bacteria in the small intestine. While the Large Intestine contains billions of bacteria that assist the body to eliminate waste the Small Intestine is only supposed to have […]
Gallstones are a hard mass composed of bile pigments, cholesterol, calcium bilirubinate and calcium carbonate that can form in the gall bladder or bile ducts. A gall stone appears over many years and can range in size, some growing to a couple of centimetres. Many people will have gall stones present in their gall bladder […]
Digestive complaints such haemorrhoids is a common indication of insufficient digestive processes, decreased liver function (heat) and inadequate digestive enzymes to properly digest the foods you consume as well as inflammation present in the small intestines. Haemorrhoids occur due to bowel and liver stagnation and are characterised by swollen and inflamed veins around the anus […]
Diarrhea is a complaint which can be interpreted as an alarm bell to internal disruption; it is a symptom of imbalance and not a disease itself. Diarrhea is frequent passing of watery, loose stools and can be an acute or chronic ailment. The reasons for diarrhea can be varied, however the underlying reason needs to […]
Chronic constipation is often the result of insufficient digestive and liver function and if you are able to address these underlying reasons then you should experience better elimination long term. The digestive tract is like a long pipe and what happens at the top of the pipe affects the bottom of the pipe and vice […]