tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57356719760135334742024-03-13T23:27:30.867-04:00Gastric Problem OptionsMissing teeth and not chewing your food over time caused me Gastric Problems. This blog offers options that helped me that I want to share. I'm NOT a doctor an don't pretend to be. Consult a Doctor if any thing in this blog seems like a good idea for you to try.David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-4866812271105547962017-04-05T05:04:00.001-04:002017-04-05T05:04:03.484-04:00Why All Of A Sudden?Curios question:<br />
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why do lots of baby boomers now have digestion issues?<br />
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Is it because big pharma makes money on selling us solutions? Historically we suffered in silence but it's to their advantage to make this a public "thing"?<br />
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Is it because us baby boomers were fed the first generation genetically modified wheat seeds and after decades of consumption of franken-food our GI tracts are objecting?<br />
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I searched this on Bing rather than on Google, my thinking was that Bing is more likely to have it's search results influenced by advertisers (thus corrupted by big pharma's money) as opposed to influenced by Google's search results.<br />
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It is important to note that only eight crops are currently
available as GM varieties in the United States: alfalfa, canola, cotton, corn,
papaya, soybean, some squash and sugar beets. Also, you referenced GM wheat, but
there is no GM wheat in production in the United States. Here is a table
outlining what year these crops became available commercially:</div>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="t1" style="height: 95px; width: 418px;">
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Squash</div>
</td>
<td class="td2" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
Upjohn (now Seminis)</div>
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<td class="td3" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
1995</div>
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<td class="td4" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
Cotton</div>
</td>
<td class="td5" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
Monsanto</div>
</td>
<td class="td6" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
1996</div>
</td></tr>
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<td class="td4" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
Soybean</div>
</td>
<td class="td5" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
Monsanto</div>
</td>
<td class="td6" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
1995</div>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="td4" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
Corn</div>
</td>
<td class="td5" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
Ciba Seeds</div>
</td>
<td class="td6" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
1996</div>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="td4" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
Papaya</div>
</td>
<td class="td5" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
Cornell University/University of Hawaii</div>
</td>
<td class="td6" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
1997</div>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="td4" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
Alfalfa</div>
</td>
<td class="td5" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
Monsanto and Forage Genetics</div>
</td>
<td class="td6" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
2006</div>
</td></tr>
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<td class="td4" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
Sugar beets</div>
</td>
<td class="td5" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
Monsanto and KWS SAAT AG</div>
</td>
<td class="td6" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
2006</div>
</td></tr>
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<td class="td4" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
Canola</div>
</td>
<td class="td5" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
Monsanto</div>
</td>
<td class="td6" valign="top">
<div class="p3">
1999</div>
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</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
The hypothesis that this would affect baby boomers and not a younger sub set doesn't seem to hold water...<br />
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Unless the "damage" takes longer to be observed?<br />
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the jury is still out<br />
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Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-14852175483953237152016-10-20T16:46:00.002-04:002016-10-20T16:46:37.779-04:00Hernia Not Food AllergyI've learned quite a bit since my last post here.<br />
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Turns out Gluten Intolerance, for me, is a symptom of or result of a mechanical problem LOL<br />
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I went to get a colonoscopy, the doctor required a physical exam before they'd authorize a colonoscopy... well I have a hernia, a <b>strangulated hernia</b><br />
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<b>as bad as that sounds I'd prefer a mechanical problem as opposed to a cancerous molecular problem</b><br />
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<b>it's not "what I eat" that causes gas and bloating it's the quantity I eat</b><br />
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Until I get this fixed I have to ear small portions, eat like a pregnant woman<br />
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will keep this updated<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/m8cfQNGTdLQ" width="560"></iframe><br />
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In the video Celina Jean speaks of trying what she called an "Elimination Diet"... Taking responsibility for ones own health is a pet peeve of mine: as a society we've been "trained" to go ask a doctor to find out what is or isn't wrong with us. <br />
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Well there's plenty of evidence that doctors don't know the answers to our health questions.
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If you suspect a gluten intolerance, then stop eating gluten for several weeks, if you feel better fine, start eating it again, if you feel worse, then you know more than you did before the test.
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A Wegmans food store opened near my house recently: Wegmans has a section devoted to Gluten Free foods, I enjoyed raisin bread for the first time in a year!
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<a 560?="" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" href="http://gastricproblemoptions.blogspot.com/2010/10/celiac-disease-intestinal-digestive.html" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/m8cfQNGTdLQ" target=" Lblank>Celiac Disease</a><br />
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The disease is a genetic autoimmune disorder that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food, according to the <a href="http://www.celiaccentral.org/" target="">National Foundation for Celiac Awareness</a>, a nonprofit organization.<br />
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When those with the disease consume gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains, such as rye or barley, their immune system attacks the intestine's villi, which help absorb nutrients. <br />
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"The first eight inches of the gut" are affected, Andrasik said. Gluten causes it to "enflame and swell, and it stops absorbing. <b>The more damage you have, the less you absorb</b>." </blockquote>
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Left untreated, the disease can cause malnutrition, osteoporosis and intestinal cancers. In women, it carries an increased risk of miscarriage; in children, it can result in short stature. Symptoms include itchy skin rashes, chronic headaches, diarrhea and fatigue.<br />
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<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/05/AR2010100504378.html">Celiac disease sufferers go gluten-free</a></h1>
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I just met someone whose family has several members with symptoms similar to mine, apparently this is genetic, they've told me. They suggested I google "<a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=559&q=celiac+disease+symptoms">celiac disease</a>".<br />
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<a href="http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/symptomsofceliacdisease/a/celiacsymptoms.htm"><em>Celiac disease symptoms</em> can begin at any age</a>, involve multiple organs, and in both children and adults can be extremely variable -- or there <b>...</b><br />
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Today, we know that celiac disease can begin at any age, persists for life, can involve multiple organs, and that in both children and adults the symptoms of the disease can be extremely variable – or there may be no obvious symptoms at all. Because there is no standard “picture” of a person with celiac disease, some patients go from doctor to doctor for years, seeking a diagnosis for their illness. <b><br />
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<b> </b>The symptoms of celiac disease almost always disappear when the patient follows a strict <a href="http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/theglutenfreediet/a/glutenfreediet.htm">gluten-free diet</a>. In rare circumstances, when the intestines are so severely damaged by chronic inflammation that they cannot heal even with the gluten-free diet, the patient is said to have <a href="http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/symptomsofceliacdisease/a/refractorysprue.htm">unresponsive, or refractory, celiac disease</a>.<br />
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Often the steps I take to address one often aggravate the other.<br />
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This article on The-Scientist.com alerted me to a new study pointing to insulin levels leading to kidney disease (and possibly renal failure)<br />
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<blockquote>Researchers most often attribute the disease to defects in the microvasculature of the kidneys as a result of high blood glucose levels, which are known to be toxic to a variety of cell types.</blockquote><br />
<div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Diabetic kidney disease likely results from defective insulin signaling in the kidneys, contradicting long-standing suspicions, according to findings appearing online today (October 5) in <i>Cell Metabolism</i>. <br />
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The study "suggests there's a direct effect of insulin" on epithelial cells in the kidney, "which is really a new idea," said nephrologist <a href="http://medicine.duke.edu/faculty/details/0117590">Thomas Coffman</a> of Duke University School of Medicine, who was not involved in the research. "I'm sure it will be a highly cited paper." <br />
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Diabetes causes numerous health problems, including a form of kidney disease known as diabetic nephropathy (DN). DN is characterized by protein in the urine, enlarged kidneys, and abnormalities in the glomeruli, specialized capillaries where the urine filtration process begins, and other parts of the kidney. <br />
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Read more: <a href="http://www.the-scientist.com/news/display/57735/" style="color: #003399;">Insulin is key to kidney disease - The Scientist - Magazine of the Life Sciences</a></div></div><br />
Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk. Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-30009191846842955132010-08-31T08:33:00.000-04:002010-08-31T08:33:14.438-04:00Can Hemorrhoids Cause Gastric Problems?Can Hemorrhoids Cause Gastric Problems?<br />
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<a href="http://www.hemorrhoid.net/gas.php#causes"><span class="bodytext">What causes gas? </span></a><span class="bodytext"><br />
<a href="http://www.hemorrhoid.net/gas.php#foods">Which foods cause gas? </a><br />
<a href="http://www.hemorrhoid.net/gas.php#symptoms">What are some symptoms and problems of gas? </a><br />
<a href="http://www.hemorrhoid.net/gas.php#tests">What diagnostic tests are used? </a><br />
<a href="http://www.hemorrhoid.net/gas.php#treated">How is gas treated? </a><br />
<a href="http://www.hemorrhoid.net/gas.php#conclusion">Conclusion</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.hemorrhoid.net/gas.php#points">Points to remember</a> </span> <br />
<span class="bodytext"><img align="right" height="252" src="http://www.hemorrhoid.net/images/digest1.gif" width="252" /> Everyone has gas and eliminates it by burping or passing it through the rectum. However, many people think they have too much gas when they really have normal amounts. Most people produce about 1 to 3 pints a day and pass gas about 14 times a day. </span><br />
<span class="bodytext">Gas is made primarily of odorless vapors--carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and sometimes methane. The unpleasant odor of flatulence comes from bacteria in the large intestine that release small amounts of gases that contain sulfur. </span><br />
<span class="bodytext">Although having gas is common, it can be uncomfortable and embarrassing. Understanding causes, ways to reduce symptoms, and treatment will help most people find relief. </span><br />
<span class="bodytext"><b><a href="" name="causes"></a><span style="color: #3366cc;">What causes gas? </span></b><br />
Gas in the digestive tract (that is, the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine) comes from two sources: </span><br />
<ul><li><span class="bodytext">swallowed air </span></li>
<li><span class="bodytext">normal breakdown of certain undigested foods by harmless bacteria naturally present in the large intestine (colon) </span></li>
</ul><span class="bodytext"><b>Swallowed Air </b><br />
Air swallowing (aerophagia) is a common cause of gas in the stomach. Everyone swallows small amounts of air when eating and drinking. However, eating or drinking rapidly, chewing gum, smoking, or wearing loose dentures can cause some people to take in more air. </span><br />
<span class="bodytext">Burping, or belching, is the way most swallowed air--which contains nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide--leaves the stomach. The remaining gas moves into the small intestine, where it is partially absorbed. A small amount travels into the large intestine for release through the rectum. (The stomach also releases carbon dioxide when stomach acid and bicarbonate mix, but most of this gas is absorbed into the bloodstream and does not enter the large intestine.) </span><br />
<span class="bodytext"><b>Breakdown of undigested foods</b> <br />
The body does not digest and absorb some carbohydrates (the sugar, starches, and fiber found in many foods) in the small intestine because of a shortage or absence of certain enzymes. </span><br />
<span class="bodytext">This undigested food then passes from the small intestine into the large intestine, where normal, harmless bacteria break down the food, producing hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and, in about one-third of all people, methane. Eventually these gases exit through the rectum. </span><br />
<span class="bodytext">People who make methane do not necessarily pass more gas or have unique symptoms. A person who produces methane will have stools that consistently float in water. Research has not shown why some people produce methane and others do not. </span><br />
<span class="bodytext">Foods that produce gas in one person may not cause gas in another. Some common bacteria in the large intestine can destroy the hydrogen that other bacteria produce. The balance of the two types of bacteria may explain why some people have more gas than others. </span><br />
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Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk.<br />
Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-51218754142109746572010-07-23T12:37:00.000-04:002010-07-23T12:37:39.493-04:00Plum Juice Seems To Help... a LOTHavn't posted to this blog in a while... because I've not been in pain:)<br />
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Besides Activia (I wish I could get paid to pitch this stuff...) actually doing for me, what the TV commercials with Jamie Lee Curtis says it will do for you, I've found that Plum Juice helps cut down on my gastric problems.<br />
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The doctor I went to last about this suggested bran flakes to "soak up excess acid", that helped as well, although it wasn't a perfect solution: too much bran led to constipation.<br />
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Going to the gym and stretching (almost yoga like stretching) is also helping<br />
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Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk. Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-56648025131546445042009-12-29T18:49:00.002-05:002009-12-29T18:56:10.341-05:00Acid, Acid Reflux, and Excess Gas<div>I'm NOT a doctor nor do I play one on TV</div><div><br /></div><div>All I can say authoritatively is about my experience, your results may vary.</div><div><br /></div><div>To date all of the doctors I've seen about my gastric health (and that hasn't been very many as I do not have health insurance) all say, to their knowledge, there isn't any effective treatment for excess gas.</div><div><br /></div><div>Some doctors have asked me if I have "acid reflux", they've asked if I taste bile in my esophagus, I responded "no".</div><div><br /></div><div>I think the only tool in their toolbox is for acid, excess acid, that "comes back up".</div><div><br /></div><div>Mine does not. </div><div><br /></div><div>What I can report is that if I eat certain foods, too much chocolate, too much sugar, too much starch, I have almost crippling gas. If I eat steak, the gas goes away.</div><div><br /></div><div>I can only deduce that there is too much of one digestive enzyme and not enough of another.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and Activia does seem to help a bit</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk.<br />Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-39217317977385748342009-10-20T00:18:00.000-04:002009-10-20T00:18:09.971-04:00Ulcer Remedy Not a Drug<div class="story_wrapper" id="GlStoryContainer"><br />
<h4 id="article_title">Fight Ulcers With Arugula</h4><div class="posted_by">posted by <a href="http://www.naturalsolutionsmag.com/" rel="external" title="Visit Mel, selected from Natural Solutions magazine's website">Mel, selected from Natural Solutions magazine</a> <span>Oct 18, 2009 5:03 pm</span></div><br />
You may find the latest remedy for painful peptic ulcers not at your local drugstore, but in your salad instead. Researchers recently discovered that Eruca sativa, an herb also known as rocket or arugula, helps reduce stomach-acid secretion that can irritate gastric ulcers, the type of peptic ulcers that form in the abdominal wall and can cause severe pain. Scientists speculate that arugula, already thought to help prevent cancer and stimulate liver health, affects ulcer activity by limiting stomach-acid secretion or by regulating hormones that protect the gastric-wall lining. Arugula also has high levels of antioxidants, which researchers believe may contribute to its anti-ulcer properties. The herb can be found in most produce sections and makes a tasty addition to salads, pizzas, and other dishes.<br />
Arugula is available year-round in many supermarkets. Here’s three of our favorite recipes that use arugula, just remember to treat your ulcer kindly and skip the pepper!<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/warm-winter-bean-supper-salad.html" target="_blank">Warm Winter (or Anytime) Bean Supper Salad</a></li>
</ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/worlds-best-wild-mushroom-risotto.html" target="_blank">The World’s Best Wild Mushroom Risotto</a></li>
</ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/classic-polenta-gratin-greens.html" target="_blank">Classic Polenta Gratin with Greens</a></li>
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Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk.<br />
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<div id="knol-article-top" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; zoom: 1;" xmlns="http://www.google.com/ns/jotspot"><div class="knol-inline-editor knol-content-ltr" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.3em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; zoom: 1;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><h1 class="knol-title" id="knol-title" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 2em; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Click on the "Edit this knol" button to switch to edit mode and change this field.">An Overview of Rectal Surgery</h1></div><div class="knol-inline-editor knol-content-ltr" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.3em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; zoom: 1;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><h2 class="knol-subtitle" id="knol-subtitle" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Click on the "Edit this knol" button to switch to edit mode and change this field.">By Jacob A. Greenberg, M.D., Ed.M., and Ronald Bleday, M.D.</h2></div><div class="knol-clearer-div" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; font-size: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; zoom: normal !important;"></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div class="knol-inline-editor knol-content-ltr" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.3em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; zoom: 1;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"></div><div class="knol-element-toggle-level-max-6 knol-element-toggle-level-2" id="knol-toc" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 638px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><h3 style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0.1em; margin-right: 0.1em; margin-top: 0.1em; padding-bottom: 0.1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.1em;">Contents</h3><ul class="knol-toc-list" id="knol-toc-list" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 0.9em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1.25em; margin-right: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li class="knol-toc-item-h2 knol-element-toggle-threshold-2" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ca5e00; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: url(http://knol.google.com/k/knol/_/rsrc/1254770628513/system/knol/images/icons/bullet-toc-ltr.png); list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.1em; padding-left: 0.1em; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-top: 0.1em;"><a class="knol-toc-link" href="http://knol.google.com/k/jacob/an-overview-of-rectal-surgery/3eowa2daqlxkq/2#I(2E)(C2)(A0)_Introduction" style="color: #3366cc;">I. Introduction</a></li>
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</b>When a person hears about rectal surgery, they often react with fear. Since the rectum is often a source of both benign and malignant disease, it is frequently treated with medications or surgery. But when hearing of the need for surgery, patients often worry about the need for an ostomy or “bag.” The goal of this <i>Knol</i> is to give you a brief overview of the types of surgery performed on the rectum. While it may be somewhat technical, our goal is to be comprehensive and accurate so that you can discuss with your surgeon the major issues involved with any rectal operation. We will start with a discussion of surgery for rectal cancer and then discuss surgery for benign (non-cancer) conditions.<br />
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Each year in the United States, approximately 42,000 patients are diagnosed with rectal cancer<sup style="font-size: 0.7em;">1</sup></span><span style="font-size: small;">, and 8,500 patients will die of this disease. While the treatment of rectal cancer frequently involves chemotherapy and radiation, surgical resection (removal by surgery) is essential for cure. The five-year survival rates following potentially curative surgical resections vary based on the stage of the disease, and generally range from 80-90% for patients with stage I disease down to 30-40% for patients with stage III disease.<br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> The surgical management of rectal cancers depends on a number of factors, including stage, tumor size, location within the rectum, depth of invasion into the wall of the rectum, and involvement of the sphincter complex (the muscles responsible for the voluntary control of defecation). Select patients with small, superficial tumors with no evidence of spread to the lymph nodes may be candidates for limited surgery via a local excision. However, the majority of patients will require more extensive procedures such as low anterior resection (LAR) or abdominoperineal resection (APR) for management of their rectal cancer. This last operation is the procedure that leads a patient to having a permanent ostomy or “bag.” It is only recommended as a last resort, however, many patients live productive and active lives with the ostomy.<br />
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</b>The rectum comprises roughly the last 20 centimeters of the large bowel. While it is similar to the rest of the colon in that it contains the same layers of tissue, there are some distinct anatomic considerations that make rectal surgery different from colon surgery. The upper rectum begins within the abdominal cavity and can be identified at the point where three longitudinal strips of muscle (the tenia coli) converge. From there, the middle rectum descends within the bony pelvis and runs between the sacrum and the bladder/prostate in males and the sacrum and uterus/vagina in females before terminating at the anus. Several nerves, including those responsible for proper sexual function in both sexes, run in close proximity to the rectum, and care must be taken to preserve the nerves during any operation.<br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> The blood supply to the rectum comes from several different sources. The superior rectal artery arises as the end branch of the inferior mesenteric artery. The middle rectal arteries are branches off of the internal iliac arteries, and the inferior rectal arteries come from the pudendal arteries. The venous drainage follows these three different arteries and therefore can either go to the liver, or bypass the liver through the internal iliac veins into the inferior vena cava. This is important, as it can allow metastases (cancer growth away from primary tumor) to travel not only to the liver, but also to other distant sites like the lungs and brain without traveling to the liver first.<br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> In the lower rectum, there are a number of muscles referred to as the sphincter complex that are responsible for the voluntary control of bowel movements. These muscles are left intact whenever possible in order to prevent incontinence postoperatively. However, in certain situations, it becomes necessary to sacrifice the sphincter complex and leave patients with a permanent ostomy. This will be discussed in greater detail below. <br />
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</b>The term margin refers to the distance between the edge of the surgically resected specimen and the edge of the tumor. Gross margins are calculated based on the edge of the tumor as it can be seen with the naked eye, while pathologic margins are determined using the microscopic edge of the tumor. In surgery for rectal cancer, there are three margins of interest: the proximal margin, the distal margin, and the radial margin.<br />
</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: small;"> The proximal margin refers to the distance between the proximal cut edge (the edge of the specimen that is closer to the mouth) and the beginning of the tumor. It is currently recommended that this margin be at least 5 centimeters in length<sup style="font-size: 0.7em;">2</sup></span><span style="font-size: small;">. While the proximal margin is certainly important, the distal margin and radial margin are more critical for preventing local recurrence of rectal cancer.<br />
</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: small;"> The distal margin, which refers to the distance between the end of the tumor and the cut end of the specimen that is closer to the anus, has been a subject of great debate. The traditional belief was that a 5-centimeter margin was necessary for an adequate surgical resection. However, more recent studies have shown that there were no statistically significant differences in rates of local recurrence or survival between patients with <2cm, 2 to 2.9cm, and >3cm margins<sup style="font-size: 0.7em;">3</sup>. Therefore, the current recommendations are for a distal margin of at least 2cm whenever possible<sup style="font-size: 0.7em;">2</sup></span><span style="font-size: small;">, however, a shorter margin is sometimes accepted if this means that the patient will be spared a permanent colostomy. Radial margins refer to the circumferential amount of normal tissue between the edge of the tumor and the edge of the resected tissue. The importance of adequate radial margins in the prevention of local recurrence has only recently been appreciated, but appears to be beneficial both in terms of decreased local recurrence as well as improved overall survival. The importance of negative radial margins has led to the acceptance of the Total Mesorectal Excision (TME), which will be discussed in further detail later in this chapter.<br />
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</b> The goal of mechanical bowel preparation (cleansing of the bowel) is to reduce the amount of feces in the colon. This in turn makes the bowel easier to handle during the operation and reduces the chance of fecal spillage, which can lead to contamination of both the abdominal cavity and the wound. Most surgeons prefer preparation of the bowel prior to surgery with a mechanical bowel preparation, as well as a combination of oral and intravenous antibiotics. The addition of oral and intravenous antibiotics reduces the bacterial count of the colon and helps prevent infection should fecal contamination occur.<br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Most bowel preparations will require that you eat no solid foods the day before surgery. Instead, you will likely be instructed to have only clear liquids on the day prior to surgery and then nothing from midnight on. A number of products are currently used for mechanical bowel preparation, and the choice of bowel prep depends on your other medical illnesses as well as surgeon preference.<br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Polyethylene Glycol (PEG), which is used in products like GoLYTELY and NuLYTELY (<a href="http://www.nulytely.com/" style="color: #3366cc;">http://www.nulytely.com/</a>), is administered as a 4-liter solution that is drank the day prior to surgery. Patients are instructed to drink roughly 8 ounces every 15 minutes over 4 to 6 hours or until their bowel movements are clear of particulate matter. This regimen is not associated with severe electrolyte imbalances and therefore is ideal for patients with kidney disease. However, the large volume of salty-tasting liquid that must be drank can lead to nausea, bloating, and vomiting and should not be used in patients with disorders of gastric motility such as diabetes.<br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Sodium phosphate solutions, such as Fleets Phospho-soda(<a href="http://www.phosphosoda.com/" style="color: #3366cc;">http://www.phosphosoda.com/</a>), are an alternative to PEG preparations. It is usually given as two separate doses of 45mL of medication, each diluted in a glass of water. It does not require the ingestion of large volumes of fluid used for the PEG preps, but has been associated with some severe electrolyte disorders and should be avoided in patients with renal failure, cirrhosis, ascites (a collection of fluid in the abdomen), and a number of other medical conditions. Enemas can also be given on the morning of surgery to further wash out any particulate matter that may remain following either of these preparations.<br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> The oral antibiotics administered as part of some bowel preparations are either minimally absorbed or not absorbed at all, and therefore help decrease bacterial counts in the colon. Most surgeons use a combination of neomycin and erythromycin, but some have started using a combination of ciprofloxacin and metronidazole to avoid the cramping associated with erythromycin. Intravenous antibiotics are given before incision, so that they reach maximal tissue levels at the time of operation. The use of intravenous antibiotics decreases a variety of postoperative infectious complications and is well supported in the literature.<br />
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</b>Two different standard resections are employed in the treatment of rectal cancer: the low anterior resection and the abdominoperineal resection. Both of these operations involve the removal of portions of the rectum through similar operative techniques. However, there are some important differences, which will be discussed in the following sections.<br />
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Low Anterior Resection (LAR) involves the removal of a portion of the rectum including the tumor, while maintaining continence by preserving the sphincter complex. LAR is the treatment of choice for upper and middle rectal lesions as well as some lower rectal lesions where there is enough distance between the end of the tumor and sphincter complex to ensure a 2cm distal margin. Therefore, during an LAR, the sphincter complex is preserved and the patient should have normal or near-normal bowel control as long as they do not require a temporary diverting ileostomy, which will be discussed later.<br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> The LAR begins with an incision in the middle of the abdomen that usually starts beneath the belly button and extends downwards towards the pubic bones. The fatty and muscular tissue beneath the skin is also divided in the midline until the abdominal cavity is entered. After placing a variety of retractors (surgical instruments used to hold tissue or organs out the way) that help to obtain an isolated view of the colon and rectum, the rectum is dissected (separated) free of its surrounding attachments and care is made to divide large blood vessels with minimal blood loss. The rectum is divided proximally and the dissection is carried down in the pelvis making sure to excise the rectum as well as its surrounding fatty tissue, referred to as the mesorectum. Care is also taken to identify and preserve the ureters, which are the tubes that drain urine from the kidneys into the bladder, and the nerves, which are responsible for sexual function. The dissection is carried down below the level of the tumor and the rectum is stapled off distally. At this point the surgeon can choose a variety of techniques to reconstruct the bowel. Frequently, a stapling device is used to reconnect the two ends (see Figure 1), and other times the surgeons will sew the two ends together by hand. In the majority of cases, the operation ends at this point and the abdomen is closed. In certain situations, such as a very low anastomosis, previous radiation to the pelvis, or any concern about the anastomosis (reconnection of the two ends of the bowel), the surgeon may choose to create a temporary ileostomy (an ostomy created out of the small intestine) to divert the stream of feces and provide the anastomosis with the adequate environment for healing. </span></span><br />
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<b><a href="http://home.howstuffworks.com/caffeine1.htm">What is Caffeine</a>?</b><br />
Caffeine is known medically as trimethylxanthine, and the chemical formula is C8H10N4O2 (see Erowid: Caffeine Chemistry for an image of the molecular structure). When isolated in pure form, caffeine is a white crystalline powder that tastes very bitter. The chief source of pure caffeine is the process of decaffeinating coffee and tea.<br />
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Medically, caffeine is useful as a cardiac stimulant and also as a mild diuretic (it increases urine production). Recreationally, it is used to provide a "boost of energy" or a feeling of heightened alertness. It's often used to stay awake longer -- college students and drivers use it to stay awake late into the night. Many people feel as though they "cannot function" in the morning without a cup of coffee to provide caffeine and the boost it gives them. Caffeine is an addictive drug. Among its many actions, it operates using the same mechanisms that amphetamines, cocaine, and heroin use to stimulate the brain. On a spectrum, caffeine's effects are more mild than amphetamines, cocaine and heroin, but it is manipulating the same channels, and that is one of the things that gives caffeine its addictive qualities. If you feel like you cannot function without it and must consume it every day, then you are addicted to caffeine<br />
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Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-12713857477287458862009-08-14T01:35:00.001-04:002009-08-14T01:49:14.800-04:00Acknowledgedly No Cure(Acknowledgedly) there is no ethical treatment for:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.localwin.com/julie/irritable-bowel">Irritable Bowel Snydrome</a><br />According to Julie of LocalWin<br /><br />Though in gastroenterology, irritable bowel syndrome has been defined as a functional bowel disorder; a significant question remains unanswered – whether the irritation refers to the affected person or is it experienced by the medicine man who gets vexed by being unable to diagnose the disease. The irritation on part of the former is nevertheless, understandable – he/she has to rush to the toilet in the middle of a session at 2 in the afternoon which under normal circumstances would have been considered preposterous and most inappropriate, and yet it becomes a ‘must’ to save the situation. Another issue is equally relevant with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and that relates to its ‘discovery’. Abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, occasional blood stool, etc accompanies many other human disease conditions that seldom becomes ‘irritable’, whereas, IBS seems to have a self-appointed displeasure attached to it.<br /><br />However, there seems to be some fine line of demarcation between diarrhea in a normal person and the same with a person with IBS. One affected with IBS may have a loose motion for a couple of days and then suddenly develop constipation for the next couple of weeks. Also bizarre are the abdominal pain pattern that accompanies IBS. It appears to shift from one abdominal region to another as the disease (or its manifestation) progresses. It is probably the unpredictability of the uneasiness that defines IBS best.<br /><br />Also, as the disease has not yet been fully defined, its cure obviously has not been in sight. However, several chronic conditions are often linked with IBS like celiac disease, parasitic infections like amoeboid contamination or giardiasis, cholangitis, cholecystis, inflammatory bowel diseases, functional chronic constipation and chronic functional abdominal pain. In IBS, routine clinical tests yield no abnormalities, though the bowels may be more sensitive to certain stimuli, such as balloon insufflation testing. The exact cause of IBS is unknown. The most common theory is that IBS is a disorder of the interaction between the brain and the gastrointestinal tract, although there may also be abnormalities in the gut flora or the immune system.<br /><br />Apart from having gastroesophageal reflux, the primary symptoms of IBS include abdominal discomfort, sudden impulse to visit the toilet with a feeling of incomplete evacuation (tenesmus), abrupt change in bowel movement, bloating or abdominal distention and a host of pseudo-imaginary stomach ailments. People with IBS also often complain about symptoms relating to genitourinary system, fibromylagia, backache and headache. IBS may also take the form of diarrhea-predominant (IBS-D), constipation-predominant (IBS-C) or alternative type, i.e. (IBS-A). Those who have developed IBS after suffering from some infective disease conditions are often branded under post-infective syndrome or simply IBS-PI.<br /><br />As there is neither any pathological testing system that can identify IBS or any imaging procedure to pin point IBS, the only method of diagnosing IBS stems from negative approach. In other words, diagnosis of IBS involves excluding conditions that can manifest IBS-like symptoms and then taking up procedures to identify IBS. However, since there are quite a good many causes of diarrhea and IBS-like symptoms, the American Gastroenterological Association has published a set of guidelines for tests to be performed to diagnose other conditions that may have symptoms similar to IBS. While these include lactose intolerance, gastrointestinal infections and coeliac disease, practical experience proves that the guidelines are seldom followed. What happens instead consist of practicing various diagnostic algorithms. Some of the superior algorithms include Rome I Criteria, Rome II Process and Manning Criteria. Incidentally, the controversial Rome III Process has been published about a couple of years ago, which, unfortunately, has not been able to throw enough light on IBS or its probable cure.<br /><br />One of the most significant points about IBS is that it is a so-called functional disorder, suggesting that it does not have any underlying structural cause. And this may differentiate it from two other chronic digestive diseases that are caused by inflammation, namely, Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative colitis, commonly known as Inflammatory Bowel Disease or IBD. Chances are that people often tend to mix up IBS and IBD though quite different in nature.<br /><br />Since there is no ethical treatment of IBS, doctors often prescribe peppermint oil which acts as antispasmodic in the intestinal tract. Although peppermint tea is widely used to aid digestive troubles, if you’re treating IBS it’s probably better to take a standardized dosage on a consistent basis. For this you’ll probably want to get capsules and the best of these are enteric-coated, meaning that they have a special covering that prevents breakdown in the stomach, which can cause heartburn, and allows for passage down through the intestines for proper absorption. Also significant is the consumption of soluble fibers that include oats, legumes (beans, peas, lentils), fruits and berries. However, trial and error method perhaps suits the condition best.<br /><br />=====<br />Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk.<br />Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
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font-size: 1px; background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/font_sizer_003.gif); background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; width: 9px; height: 26px; float: left; background-position: initial initial; "></div></div><h2 style="color: rgb(112, 94, 62); font-size: 24px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 30px; clear: left; ">Prevention</h2><div class="subhead_fmt" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; "></div><div class="hwDefinition_fmt" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; "><h3 style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px; color: rgb(112, 94, 62); margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></h3><a name="hw213687" xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan"></a><p style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 17px; margin-left: 0px; ">You can help prevent the irritating and painful symptoms of <a href="http://www.webmd.com/hw-popup/hemorrhoids" onclick="return sl(this,'hw','embd-lnk');" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(55, 137, 185); ">hemorrhoids</a>.</p><h4 style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px; color: rgb(112, 94, 62); margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Avoid constipation</h4><ul style="font-size: 17px; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><li style="list-style-type: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 15px; line-height: 16px; background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0px 4px; ">Eat more fiber. Include foods such as whole-grain breads and cereals, raw vegetables, raw and dried fruits, and beans. Limit your intake of low- or no-fiber foods, such as ice cream, soft drinks, cheese, white bread, and red meat.</li><li style="list-style-type: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 15px; line-height: 16px; background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0px 4px; ">Drink 8 to 10 glasses of water each day. Avoid liquids that contain caffeine (such as coffee and tea) or alcohol. These liquids may cause <a href="http://www.webmd.com/hw-popup/dehydration" onclick="return sl(this,'hw','embd-lnk');" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(55, 137, 185); ">dehydration</a>, which can lead to constipation.</li><li style="list-style-type: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 15px; line-height: 16px; background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0px 4px; ">Stool softeners containing bran or psyllium can be helpful. You can save money by buying bran or psyllium (available in bulk at most health food stores) and sprinkling it on foods or stirring it into fruit juice. Avoid laxatives, another type of medicine that affects the bowels, because they may cause diarrhea, which can irritate hemorrhoids.</li><li style="list-style-type: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 15px; line-height: 16px; background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0px 4px; ">Avoid foods and beverages that seem to make your symptoms worse. These may include nuts, spicy foods, coffee, and alcohol.</li><li style="list-style-type: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 15px; line-height: 16px; background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0px 4px; ">Regular, <a href="http://www.webmd.com/hw-popup/moderate-intensity-aerobic-fitness" onclick="return sl(this,'hw','embd-lnk');" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(55, 137, 185); ">moderate exercise</a>, along with a high-fiber diet, promotes smooth, regular bowel movements.</li></ul><h4 style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px; color: rgb(112, 94, 62); margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Practice healthy bowel habits</h4><ul style="font-size: 17px; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><li style="list-style-type: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 15px; line-height: 16px; background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0px 4px; ">Go to the bathroom as soon as you have the urge.</li><li style="list-style-type: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 15px; line-height: 16px; background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0px 4px; ">Avoid straining to pass stools. Relax and give yourself time to let things happen naturally.</li><li style="list-style-type: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 15px; line-height: 16px; background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0px 4px; ">Avoid holding your breath while passing stools.</li><li style="list-style-type: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 15px; line-height: 16px; background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0px 4px; ">Avoid reading while sitting on the toilet. Get off the toilet as soon as you have finished.</li></ul><h4 style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px; color: rgb(112, 94, 62); margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Modify your daily activities</h4><ul style="font-size: 17px; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><li style="list-style-type: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 15px; line-height: 16px; background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0px 4px; ">Avoid prolonged sitting or standing. Take frequent short walks.</li><li style="list-style-type: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 15px; line-height: 16px; background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0px 4px; ">If possible, avoid lifting heavy objects frequently. If you must lift heavy objects, always exhale as you lift the object. Don't hold your breath when you lift.</li><li style="list-style-type: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 15px; line-height: 16px; background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0px 4px; ">If you are pregnant, sleeping on your side will lower pressure on the blood vessels in your pelvis. This can help keep hemorrhoids from becoming bigger</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><a href="http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/hemorrhoids-prevention">Source: WebMD</a></span></div></div></div></div></span></div><div><br /></div>Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk.<br />Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-69017917861870597792009-08-09T13:25:00.002-04:002009-08-09T13:25:52.880-04:00Eat What Is Good For You<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><span style="font-family:Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><b><span style="font-size:100%;color:black;">The Benefits of Berries </span><br /></b><span style="color:#339966;"><i><span style="color:#5CA985;">Red, Black & Blue are Berry Good for You! </span></i></span></span><i> </i><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:black;">Isn't it wonderful when something that tastes so yummy is also good for you? That's what you get when you enjoy the delicious, sweet flavor of berries. The pigments that give berries their deep red, blue, black and purple hues are powerful, disease-fighting antioxidants. It is believed that antioxidant-rich foods offer protection against conditions such as heart disease and cancer.<br /><br />The scientific community measures the antioxidant levels in foods using the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) test. The higher the ORAC value, the more antioxidants a food provides.<br /><br />Scientists have discovered that berries have some of the highest antioxidant levels of any fresh fruits. Raspberries, for example, contain an especially high level of antioxidants--three times more than kiwis and 10 times more than tomatoes.<br /><br />The average serving of fresh or lightly cooked produce provides between 600 and 800 ORAC units. But berries blow these values away--one cup of blueberries has...</span><br /><br /><img src="http://assets3.sparkpeople.com/email/eml_arrow_orange.gif" border="0" /> <a href="http://mailbox.sparkpeople.com/track?type=click&mailingid=690632&messageid=800&databaseid=207&serial=1231886336&emailid=DAVIDBRUCE@FREDERICK.COM&userid=541245&extra=&&&http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=878" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span style="font-family:Arial, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:100%;color:#FF7B08;"><b><u>Read Entire Article</u></b></span></a></span></div><div><br /></div>Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk.<br />Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-9625042595429198852009-07-20T18:58:00.002-04:002009-07-20T19:03:25.687-04:00In Defense of Fat (as a food)<div><p>By Janet Paskin, Ode Magazine</p> <p><em>For decades, fat has been blamed for everything from heart disease to obesity to cancer. But new research shows that fat can be good for you.</em></p> <p>Jenny Matthau stands in front of hundreds of students at the Natural Gourmet School and speaks heresy. The New York City culinary program specializes in “health-supportive, whole-foods cuisine” with a “plant-based curriculum.” So when Matthau, who’s president of the school and teaches the core nutrition class, delivers her lecture in praise of fat, students are often surprised.</p> <p></p><blockquote>“A lot of students expect to hear just what the government is saying: <b>You have your good fats and your bad fats, and you should try to eat a very low-fat diet</b>,” Matthau says. “<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">And we don’t agree</span></i></b>.”</blockquote><p></p> <p>Instead, Matthau’s lecture includes a long section on why we need fats of all kinds in our diets, much more than we’ve been led to believe. She points out societies like the Maasai, a Kenyan tribe that counts meat, blood and whole milk among its dietary staples, yet has low rates of heart disease and obesity. She praises fat’s capacity to add flavor to a dish and make people feel full. “<b>Fat makes things taste great, period,</b>” Matthau says. “I’m a big fan.” Even so, sometimes it feels like a losing battle. “Students still want alternatives to butter.”</p> <p><b></b></p><b><blockquote>For more than three decades, we’ve been told that fatty foods are deadly, to blame for a full menu of health hazards, from heart disease to obesity to cancer.</blockquote></b><p></p><p>Regularly described as the nutritional equivalent of cigarettes, fat has been the target of public-service campaigns and municipal bans aimed at keeping us slender and healthy. But a growing body of international research suggests our obsessive fear of fat may be misplaced. A high-fat diet won’t necessarily make us sick or fat; a low-fat diet may not make us healthy or slim.</p> <p>Even the American Heart Association (AHA), a leader in the campaign against dietary fat, recently revised its nutritional guidelines, <b>increasing the daily recommendations for fat.</b> “The science just wasn’t there,” acknowledges Robert Eckel, president of the AHA and a professor of endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.</p> <p>Not only that, but our myopic aversion to fat may be doing more damage than an order of steak frites ever could. In our effort to avoid the demon lipids at all costs, we’re forever tinkering with our diets–substituting Snackwells for Oreos, dry toast and a glass of orange juice for a plate of bacon and eggs–in hopes it will keep us skinny almost effortlessly. But these dietary contortions often have unintended consequences. They inspire us to eat more food, for starters. And the food we eat more of? It contains more chemicals, starches and sugar. These ingredients “are more harmful than the much-feared animal fats,” says Irina Baumbach, secretary of the Association for Nutritional Medicine and Dietetics in Aachen, Germany.</p> <p><strong>Next: <a href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/fat-is-where-its-at.html?&page=2">Is Fat Good For Us?</a></strong></p></div><div><br /></div>Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk.<br />Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-35570944300758994742009-06-23T10:37:00.001-04:002009-06-23T10:39:05.415-04:00Glycemic Index De-coded<div><p>By Lisa Marshall, Natural Solutions</p> <div id="GlStoryContainer" class="story_wrapper"><p>We’ve churned through Atkins, South Beach, and The Zone and seen the rise and fall of countless other “miracle” diets. But as the nation’s collective waistline continues to swell, along with rates of heart disease and diabetes, many believe the solution lies in a decades-old system called the glycemic index. “It’s not glamorous, it doesn’t have any sizzle, but it works,” says Lucy Beale, a weight-loss coach in Utah and co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Glycemic Weight Loss (Penguin, 2005).</p> <p>Created nearly 30 years ago, the glycemic index ranks carbohydrates on how much they raise blood sugar. It has been generating considerable buzz, with such celebrities as Bill and Hillary Clinton among its fans and TV commercials heralding it as the key to weight loss. At the same time, a chorus of critics has emerged questioning the index’s purported benefits and arguing that following it too strictly leads to an unhealthy diet.</p> <p><strong>Carb conundrum</strong><br />Diabetes researchers in Canada invented the index in the late 1970s while testing the effect of starchy foods on blood sugar. When you eat carbohydrates, digestive enzymes break them down to glucose, which enters the blood and raises blood-sugar levels. The pancreas pumps out insulin, prompting cells to take in the glucose to either use as energy or convert to fat.</p> <p>During the 1970s starch tests, the researchers discovered that—contrary to conventional wisdom at the time—not all carbs are created equal. Some, like Russet potatoes, speed through the digestive system and send blood sugar and insulin levels soaring and crashing fast; others, like lentils, metabolize far more slowly. Surprisingly, much maligned foods—like ice cream—actually spike insulin less than healthy-seeming ones like rice cakes.</p> <p>In the glycemic index system, foods receive a score from zero to 100 based on how much and how quickly they raise blood sugar levels. Pure glucose scores a 100, while proteins and fats, which don’t impact blood sugar, get a zero. A score of 70 or higher qualifies as high glycemic; 56 to 69, medium; and 0 to 55, low. For years, the index didn’t spark much interest. But fast forward to 2006, and diet gurus and health experts have resurrected it, calling the low-glycemic or “slow carb” diet a healthier evolution of the low-carb fad.</p> <p>“Part of the rationale of the low-carb diet is to reduce those radical spikes and ebbs in insulin,” says Thomas Wolever, MD, a professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto and one of the pioneers of the index. “The GI is a way to do that without reducing the carb intake and without eating more fat and protein.” A growing body of research suggests that stabilizing blood-sugar and insulin levels not only lowers the risk for diabetes, but also fends off heart disease, certain cancers, and age-related macular degeneration. One Harvard study, for example, found that those who ate foods higher on the index had nearly twice the risk for a heart attack over a 10-year period. In another 2006 study, conducted at Tufts University, researchers followed 500 women between 53 and 73 years old and discovered that those who had eaten a high-GI diet during the previous decade were more than twice as likely to show early signs of macular degeneration.</p> <p><strong>The payoff</strong><br />Why should blood-sugar spikes contribute to these various diseases?</p> <p>“There are some new theories that suggest when blood glucose is fluctuating, this puts a stress on cells and causes inflammation,” Wolever says. “And we know inflammation can be related to various chronic conditions.” Over the years, Wolever and Australian researcher Jenny Brand-Miller, PhD, a nutrition professor at the University of Sydney, have tested nearly 1,000 foods by feeding them to people and testing their blood glucose levels in the two hours afterward. The values are published in their book The New Glucose Revolution: The Authoritative Guide to the Glycemic Index (Marlowe and Co., 2003), the seminal tome that re-ignited worldwide interest in the index.</p> <p>Even without precise GI numbers, Beale says people don’t need a secret decoder ring to figure out how foods rank on the index. Yes, a few surprising exceptions exist, like with ice cream and rice cakes. But as a general rule, more refined carbohydrates and finely milled breads and pastas tend to be higher glycemic, while coarser whole grains, high-fiber cereals, and legumes are lower. In essence, “Light and fluffy makes you puffy,” Beale says. She recommends roughly 85 percent of the day’s carbs come from low-glycemic sources.</p> <p>Beale says low-glycemic foods help with weight loss because you digest them more slowly, which keeps you full longer. They also don’t trigger the same spikes in insulin and cortisol (a stress hormone) as higher glycemic foods. Elevated insulin and cortisol levels have been associated with both greater appetite and increased fat storage in the midsection. “Choosing low-glycemic foods keeps your waist thin,” says Beale, who maintains her “size 16 to size 6″ transformation with a low-GI diet.</p> <p><strong>A lotta hype?</strong><br />Not everyone accepts such lofty claims, though. Many dietitians have criticized the diet, largely because many high-fat foods, including candy bars and pizza, are rated as low glycemic. Plus, despite the clinically proven disease-related benefits of the low-GI diet, research hasn’t yet concluded that it leads to weight loss.</p> <p>Another tricky aspect of the glycemic index, according to Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, a diabetes researcher with the University of South Carolina, is that the glycemic value of a food can vary widely depending on what you eat with it. For instance, a sour food, like lemon, slows digestion of the food it accompanies, effectively lowering its glycemic ranking. How you cook a food also matters, as in the case of pasta (the longer you cook noodles, the higher the GI). Even the brand can affect GI ranking. With that much variability, Davis questions how useful the numbers are.</p> <p>She also fears that people may shun foods that, though high glycemic, are rich in vitamins and antioxidants—choosing instead low-glycemic but nutritionally impoverished ones. “There are people who are thinking that perhaps they shouldn’t eat this fruit or that vegetable because of the glycemic index, and that is very unfortunate because there are so many other values to those foods,” she says. “I think it has been a real distraction to people trying to manage their weight or otherwise have a healthy diet.”</p> <p>Controversy notwithstanding, the index continues to gain momentum. The New Glucose Revolution series has sold more than 2 million copies. Food manufacturers in Australia now include GI values in the nutrition label. And several nutrition bars, like Solo GI, Balance, and even Snickers Marathon, are specifically marketed as low glycemic.</p> <p>So, is it a passing fad, or a lasting cure-all? Brand-Miller, who is slightly irritated by the hype the index is receiving in the US, insists it’s neither. Instead, she says, it offers a way to fine-tune a healthy diet filled with fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, as well as protein and healthy fats. By paying attention to the kinds of carbs we eat—while keeping in mind other commonsense nutritional guidelines—she believes people can go a long way toward preventing heart disease, diabetes, and other illnesses. If weight loss follows, that’s an added bonus. “Nobody, including me, ever said it was a magic bullet,” she says. “It’s one tool in the toolbox. It can be a helpful tool, but it’s not the only one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Source <a href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/glycemic-index-decoded.html">http://www.care2.com/greenliving/glycemic-index-decoded.html</a></p></div></div><div><br /></div>Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk.<br />Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-17697106993250182172009-05-17T02:28:00.001-04:002009-05-17T02:33:50.966-04:00Bacterial infections in the colon<h2>The Bizarre Truth: The Catastrophic Effects of Over Indulgence of Sugar</h2>by <a href="http://www.healthmad.com/Nutrition/The-Bizarre-Truth-The-Catastrophic-Effects-of-Over-Indulgence-of-Sugar.325905">Rohan Agrawa</a>l, Nov 2, 2008<p></p> <h3 class="articleSubtitle">Are you thinking that adding a little sugar as a sweetener to your drink is completely harmless? Think again. After you read this, you may never think of sugar the same way again.</h3><p>Haven't you thought that consuming a little more sugar than you are supposed to isn't going to harm your body? Maybe you just decide that a spoon of sugar in your coffee won't effect your health. Think again.<br /><br /></p><p><img src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dgvrhb5j_17d9qfv6nr_b" alt="" /><br /><br />All humans require sugar to preform their daily needs, without it, we would die. But if we consume more than the recommendation of 40 grams, what is going to happen to our body?<br />Sugar is found in almost every food. From milk to vegetables and fruits to meats and nuts.<br /><img src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dgvrhb5j_19hm6gp6dt_b" alt="" /><br /><br />Nearly 99 percent of all foods contain sugar, some of these contain insignificant amounts. Even more of these have added sugars which are even worse. Naturally occurring sugar is healthier in terms of risks than granulated, sucrose and fructose. Now that we learned a bit about sugar, we can move on to the main part.</p><p>How much soda do you drink? One maybe 2 sometimes even 3. The average person in the U.S. and U.K. drink around 3 8 ounce bottles a day.<br /><br /><img src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dgvrhb5j_20fw8ntqht_b" alt="" /><br /><br />Overindulgence of soda have been linked to the increased risk of the following:</p><p>1. It weakens the immune system by producing hormones<br />2. It can change mineral balance in bodily fluids<br />3. It can effect anxiety, hyperactivity, depression, and thinking abilities.<br />4. It can increase the number of triglycerides in the blood.<br />5. Cause <a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.healthmad.com/Nutrition/The-Bizarre-Truth-The-Catastrophic-Effects-of-Over-Indulgence-of-Sugar.325905#"><span style="color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#b93a00;"><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Drowsiness</span></span></a> and Fatigue<br />6. Reduces good HDL cholesterol and increases LDL cholesterol (Bad)<br />7. It can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)<br />8. Increase the risk of bacterial infection (i.e. diarrhea)<br />9. It has bad effects on the kidneys<br /><img src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dgvrhb5j_24c4cqsfgj_b" alt="" /><br /><img src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dgvrhb5j_23hj47wtgw_b" alt="" /><br /><br />10. Increases risk of cancer, especially pancreatic cancer<br />11. Can vastly increase the risk of Coronary <a id="KonaLink1" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.healthmad.com/Nutrition/The-Bizarre-Truth-The-Catastrophic-Effects-of-Over-Indulgence-of-Sugar.325905#"><span style="color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#b93a00;"><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Heart </span><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Disease</span></span></a><br />12. Lead to several vitamin deficiency <br />13. Can increase fasting glucose (aka increase risk of diabetes)<br />14. Promote Dental Problems.<br /><img src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dgvrhb5j_21cbh5x2ck_b" alt="" /></p><div></div><br />15. Can cause Acidic Stomach<br />16. Increase the Adrenaline in blood (the stress hormone)<br />17. Can speed up aging<br />18. Increase total cholesterol<br />19. Majorly contributes to obesity<br />20. Can increase the risk of ulcers disease such as Crohn and Ulcerate Colitis <br />21. Contributes to Osteoporosis<br />22. Causes decrease in the production of insulin<br />23. Can cause cardiovascular disease<br />24. Increase systolic blood pressure<br />25. Increase <a id="KonaLink2" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.healthmad.com/Nutrition/The-Bizarre-Truth-The-Catastrophic-Effects-of-Over-Indulgence-of-Sugar.325905#"><span style="color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#b93a00;"><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;">food </span><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;">allergies</span></span></a><br />26. Can increase the amounts of radicals in the bloodstream<br />27. Cause Toxemia<br />28. Over stresses the <a id="KonaLink3" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.healthmad.com/Nutrition/The-Bizarre-Truth-The-Catastrophic-Effects-of-Over-Indulgence-of-Sugar.325905#"><span style="color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#b93a00;"><span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(185, 58, 0); color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static; background-font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:transparent;">pancreas</span></span><span style="position: relative;" id="preLoadWrap3"><div style="position: absolute; z-index: 4000; top: -32px; left: -18px; display: none;" id="preLoadLayer3"><img style="border: 0px none ;" src="http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif" /></div></span></a> resulting in problems resulting the pancreas<br />29. The build-up of plaque in the <a id="KonaLink4" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.healthmad.com/Nutrition/The-Bizarre-Truth-The-Catastrophic-Effects-of-Over-Indulgence-of-Sugar.325905#"><span style="color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#b93a00;"><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;">arteries</span></span></a><br /><img src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dgvrhb5j_25fkkh7skb_b" alt="" /><br />30. Increase the size of the <a id="KonaLink5" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.healthmad.com/Nutrition/The-Bizarre-Truth-The-Catastrophic-Effects-of-Over-Indulgence-of-Sugar.325905#"><span style="color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#b93a00;"><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;">liver</span></span></a><br />31. Increase the amount of fat in liver<br /><img src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dgvrhb5j_26hms4ncgm_b" alt="" /><br />32. Can cause hormonal imbalances<br />33. Can cause hypertension (high blood pressure)<br />34. Causes <a id="KonaLink6" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.healthmad.com/Nutrition/The-Bizarre-Truth-The-Catastrophic-Effects-of-Over-Indulgence-of-Sugar.325905#"><span style="color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#b93a00;"><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(185, 58, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;">headaches</span></span></a><br />35. Increase the risk of blood clots and strokes<br />36. Bacterial infections in the colon<br /><h3>Sugar and Cancer</h3><p><br />In the U. S. alone, there are over 4 million patients being treated with cancer. Cancer feeds on the glucose in the blood which overindulgence of sugar causes. This means that people with diabetes or any other condition are more likely going to die from cancer. If a person consumes too much sugar, the insulin hormone production would increase causing the body to have it's immune system depressed. The immune system is also a major part of cancer, with a weaken immune system, your body won't be able to help fight cancer that efficiently which results in death. Sugar has been linked to the increase of pancreatic cancer. One study shows that people who drink 2 cans of soda a day have more than twice the risk of pancreatic cancer than people who don't. One lady in her 50s who had been diagnosed with lung cancer, changed her diet in which 90 percent of all the sugar she consumed was eliminated. Along with chemotherapy and radiation sessions, the cancer was repaired and she lived another 7 years.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Maybe after you read this, you understand why overindulgence of sugar is a big deal. Perhaps you'll think twice before you add the additional sugar in your coffee.</span></p><div><br /></div>Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk.<br />Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-80505161249403304562009-04-25T14:54:00.002-04:002009-07-20T18:58:37.797-04:00Swine Flu killed 60 in Mexico<div><div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/polls/show/1277">InfoNews added this</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Meat raising industry causes hundreds of thousands of deaths, each year. Swine Flu is from pigs. Raised in larger than natural by livestock farms in warehouses, 1 gets it, it travels to infect all the animals, then before its ever detected thousands of infected livestock pigs get sent to be killed, eaten by humans, and then people begin dying before it's inevitably traced back to animal raising for food.</div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote>If you've just stumbled onto this blog please subscribe to my <a href="http://gastricproblemoptions.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default">RSS feed</a> and remember to <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=GastricProblemOptions&loc=en_US">subscribe to Gastric Problem Options via email</a> to ensure you can enjoy the latest post(s)</blockquote><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bird flu, comes from poultry. Chickens raised by livestock farms for consumption. 1 gets it, then thousands in cages in close proximity are all susceptible to the spread of the infection. Before it's caught thousands get sent to KFC or tyson or packaged into meat in stores, bought eaten and kills multiple humans before it's inevitably traced back to a factory meat farm.</div><div><br /></div><div>Avian flu H5N1 kills 50% of its victims. To put that in perspective, the great Spanish flu of the year 1918 killed over 50 MILLION humans. The flu killed more than several world wars. And the spanish flu was only 3% deadly. In contrast, the Avian bird flu kills half the people who get infected with it. The tendency is to think that things that happened long ago were more harsh, and they are nothing nowadays in the 21st century. However this exemplifies that the flu that is out there today has an even WORSE mortality and deadliness. And a reminder there is no cure for it. Remember it is killing half the people that contract it, even with today's medical knowledge and technology.</div><div><br /></div><div>Beef is responsible for killing 12 people in Canada. It infects people with listeriosis, ecoli, brucellosis, anthrax, tape worms, creutzfeld jakob disease which if you eat cow meat infects you with prions for which there is no known cure and essentially turns your skull into swiss cheese. In the news, when you read or hear about ecoli or salmonella infecting spinach, or tomatoes or something, keep in mind, ecoli and salmonella CANNOT generate in a tomato or from spinach, those are Not the cause. Ecoli and salmonella generate inside the intestines of meat animals. What is happening, is that there is some meat farm, raising some animal for meat, the farm conditions have resulted in sick animals, bacteria are growing inside the meat animals, the animals then defecate feces, and then rain or irrigation water is washing the feces into the groundwater, and often nearby there is another farm using that water infected by meat animal feces to spray all over their plantings.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is how the spinach or tomatoes or whatnot are getting infected. Vegetables cannot develop those bacteria, it wasn't the vegetable, the source was bacteria up inside the rectum of animals on a meat farm, which defecated, and their feces got washed into the farm's water runoff which then merely got onto the surface of those plants and then picked and trucked to the market like that. It's actually raising meat animals that caused it. It's viruses that infect animals that can infect humans. Plants use chlorophyll, not hemoglobin. It's animal physiology that is closer to humans that allows the contagion to jump to humans. Plants are often too different in biological composition. Humans cant catch plant-only viruses from vegetables, it's animal diseases that can leap to infect humans. And this is made worse by meat farms which raise more and more livestock, beyond the population found in nature, and even worse when they are raised in close proximity, in cages, trying to be more 'efficient', condensing space, and having operations that promote eating more & more of it, and ship millions of pounds of potentially infected meat all over the place.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>If you've just stumbled onto this blog please subscribe to my <a href="http://gastricproblemoptions.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default">RSS feed</a> and remember to <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=GastricProblemOptions&loc=en_US">subscribe to Gastric Problem Options via email</a> to ensure you can enjoy the latest post(s)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk.<br />Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-9651562241447667322009-03-20T18:29:00.004-04:002009-04-27T21:34:26.109-04:00gastric bypassRepresentative Steve Holland has pondered lots of weighty matters during his 25 years in the Mississippi Legislature. Last summer he tilted the scales in his own favor.<br /><br />It all started when the 53-year-old undertaker, farmer and state legislator from Plantersville went for his physical at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. "I<span style="">'ve had a litany of health problems that have plagued me over the years, but this time it really was not good</span>," Holland says. "My blood pressure was extremely high, but I refused to start medication. I was already being treated for sleep apnea and my blood sugar was high. I have lots of health problems, but weight was responsible for most of it. My doctor said '<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">you can do something now or you will not be with us long</span>.'"<div><br /></div><div><blockquote>If you've just stumbled onto this blog please subscribe to my <a href="http://gastricproblemoptions.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default">RSS feed</a> and remember to <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=GastricProblemOptions&loc=en_US">subscribe to Gastric Problem Options via email</a> to ensure you can enjoy the latest post(s)</blockquote><br /><br />His Jackson physician referred Holland to Terry Pinson, M.D., a general and bariatric surgeon who serves as medical director for North Mississippi Medical Center's Bariatric Center in Tupelo. Dr. Pinson performs two types of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">bariatric </span>(weight loss) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">procedures</span>- laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery. The most common weight loss surgery, gastric bypass creates a very small upper stomach pouch-less than one ounce-by transecting the stomach. </div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote>Because it doesn't take much food or liquid to fill the new, small pouch, the person enjoys eating a lot less. In addition, food is not absorbed as well as it once was, contributing to rapid weight loss.</blockquote><br />After discussing both options with Dr. Pinson, Holland opted for the laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery. In this procedure, a silicone band is placed around the upper part of the stomach and filled with saline. This creates a new, smaller stomach pouch that can hold only a small amount of food. The gastric band is the less invasive of the two procedures, as it does not require stomach cutting and stapling or gastrointestinal re-routing to bypass normal digestion.<br /><br />"Before I never stopped to eat. Eating was just another requirement of the day, so I funneled it in as I went," he says. Learning a new lifestyle was no easy task for Holland, who is constantly around good food at legislative affairs as well as in the dining hall at his business, Holland-Harris Funeral Home in Tupelo.<br /><br />"Now I know what to eat and I am not afraid to say 'I'm sorry, but I can't eat that. I'm changing my life and I need to stay on course,'" he says. "Or I simply say 'that looks fabulous' and then pass it up. It feels good for me to do that because I'm healthy for the first time now in 10 or 15 years."<br /><br />Before he didn't feel like exercising, but now "I jump out of bed at 5:30 in the morning and go walking," Holland says. He also put a treadmill in his office at the funeral home to walk on while he conducts business by phone.<br /><br />Not only has Holland lost 78 pounds, but his blood pressure is normal, his blood sugar is in check and his sleep apnea is greatly improved. He's also gained a new outlook. "Life was just going away for me. I was so stressed out that there was almost no end in sight," he says. "It was challenging my energy level just to get through a day.<br /><br />"This decision has not only changed my life physically, but also helped me to reshape my priorities in life. Quite frankly, I wasn't sure I was going to have much of it left."<br /><a href="http://mhanewsnow.typepad.com/aroundthestate/2009/02/losing-it-weight-loss-surgery-is-the-answer-for-many.html">read more</a>...<br /><br /><br /><br />Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk.<br />Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-23428977429121377002009-03-13T20:04:00.004-04:002009-03-16T04:08:05.031-04:00What is Gluten and why are they saying bad things...<h2>Immunological reaction to gluten</h2>Or is ADM and General Mills wanting us to eat Wheat and Oats even if it's bad for us?<br /><br /><blockquote>If you've just stumbled onto this blog please subscribe to my <a href="http://gastricproblemoptions.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default">RSS feed</a> and remember to <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=GastricProblemOptions&loc=en_US">subscribe to Gastric Problem Options via email</a> to ensure you can enjoy the latest post(s</blockquote><br /><a href="http://www.getoffgluten5.blogspot.com/">http://www.getoffgluten5.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><br />thought that I had no symptoms of gluten intolerance. I initially went gluten-free mainly to support my daughter and to model for her that going GF was not that hard. (ok -- so I did take the Enterolab test after learning that my daughter was having an immunological reaction to gluten -- never dreaming that it would come back positive -- but it did!) I had been GF for over a year, when I stumbled upon some study that said that people who went GF showed improvement in psychological well-being a year later when pre and post tested with psychological tests.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you've just stumbled onto this blog please subscribe to my <a href="http://gastricproblemoptions.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default">RSS feed</a> and remember to <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=GastricProblemOptions&loc=en_US">subscribe to Gastric Problem Options via email</a> to ensure you can enjoy the latest post(s)<br /><br />Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk.<br />Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-36862730138089542942009-03-13T13:03:00.003-04:002009-03-13T13:32:47.228-04:00Problems with Food Intolerance<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If you've just stumbled onto this blog please subscribe to my <a href="http://gastricproblemoptions.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default">RSS feed</a> and remember to <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=GastricProblemOptions&loc=en_US">subscribe to Gastric Problem Options via email</a> to ensure you can enjoy the latest post(s)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h1 class="documentFirstHeading">Natural Cures for Problems with Food Intolerance</h1> <div> <p><b><small><a href="http://www.shared-care.com/Issues/Health/AboutSC/Editors">Author Information</a></small></b></p> <div class="documentByLine"><span class="documentAuthor">by <b><a href="http://www.shared-care.com/author/mike">mike</a></b> — </span><span class="documentModified"><span>last modified </span>2008-08-18 15:47 </span> <div class="reviewHistory"></div></div></div><!--p class="documentDescription" tal:content="here/Description" tal:condition="here/Description"> Description </p--> <div class="plain"> <p><strong>Food Intolerance</strong> is not does not exist as an entity in itself. It is however a major contributory cause for <strong><a href="http://www.shared-care.com/Issues/Health/Migraine">migraine</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.shared-care.com/Issues/Health/IrritableBowelSyndrome">irritable bowel syndrome</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.shared-care.com/Issues/Health/Eczema">eczema</a></strong>, and a factor in many other conditions.</p> <p>Currently the gold standard treatment is by the taking of a proper history, exclusion of a food or foods identified as culprit(s), resolution of symptoms and then, and this is the most important part, return of symptoms with the re-introduction of culprit foods. To be widely available this requires a network of properly trained and competent practitioners to be carried out properly. At the moment this is not the case, certainly in the United Kingdom.</p> <h3>Tests</h3> <p>Tests are available to assess food sensitivities or nutritional status and may be used by practitioners on which to base their advice. They may be provided by laboratories at a distance that send detailed results to the patient who may then seek professional advice or work on the basis of the results alone, or directly by a practitioner.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.shared-care.com/Issues/Health/FITests">see Food Intolerance Tests</a></strong>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /><div id='vu_ytplayer_vjVQa1PpcFMx6qXy4G7v6xRfP0-jv8ugtYdX2ELVP_4='><a href='http://www.youtube.com/browse'>Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com</a></div><script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.youtube.com/watch_custom_player?id=vjVQa1PpcFMx6qXy4G7v6xRfP0-jv8ugtYdX2ELVP_4='></script><br /></p></div></div>Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk.<br />Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-2706797195288893572009-02-24T16:04:00.006-05:002009-03-13T13:03:02.787-04:00Passing Gas has to go out somewhere<div><h2>If you have Gastric Problems you likely have digestion problems</h2></div><div><br />If you've just stumbled onto this blog please subscribe to my <a href="http://gastricproblemoptions.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default">RSS feed</a> and remember to <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=GastricProblemOptions&loc=en_US">subscribe to Gastric Problem Options via email</a> to ensure you can enjoy the latest post(s)</div><div><br /></div><div>Most people with digestion problems have to release that gas one way or another.</div><div>Either you belch or you fart. </div><div>Those are the two options... if you aren't doing either one of those two you've got intense pain (at least I had intense pain, I'd have given up a winning lottery ticket just to be albe to fart one night, that's how bad the pain was)</div><div><br /></div><div>When you 'pass gas' you are also releasing methane and ammonia. It's not surprising that you could also get diaper rash. What if you fart and you're out someplace where it's not very easy for you to clean your bottom end?</div><div><br /></div><div>That can lead to "diaper rash".</div><div><br /></div><div>I found Boudreaux's Butt Paste to be a lifesaver...</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm a grand father now, a full time care giver and I hang out in Mom forums to stay on top of what to do to care for my little grandbaby.</div><div><br /></div><div>I participated in a forum thread (that's what they call a bulletin board serise of messages, they call it a thread) where I learned a whole bunch of useful tips for diaper rash.</div><div><br /></div><div>I didn't have the nerve to tell everybody that I HAD diaper rash... I just said: "hmm, is that so?"</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are just a few of the options suggested:</div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote>I have a friend that if she used diaper rash cream that had zinc-oxide in it her kids would break out like that. You'd have to get it online, but you might want to try a zinc-oxide free diaper rash cream. There is also a chance that his diaper rash is an allergic reaction to a particular food. I have another friend that any time her son had anything that had apples in it he would get a diaper rash really bad. Just some thoughts.</blockquote><blockquote><br /></blockquote><blockquote>We've had the same problem with my 11 mo old. As the message below says, Vusion is absolutely amazing. My doctor wouldn't prescribe it because she said it was way overpriced. Instead she gave me samples and there was a dramatic improvement after just one application. She said in the future we could get the same results from applying the four things that pretty much make up Vusion: anti-fungal cream, hydrocortizone, zinc oxide and vaseline. It's messy to put them all on at once, but oh what a difference it makes!<br /></blockquote><blockquote><br /></blockquote><blockquote>I would let him sit in a bath at least once a day. Our pediatrician also recommended hydrocortisone cream after one change and lotrimin ( or some other antifungal cream) after the next change. I have sometimes found just a good coating of vaseline works the best</blockquote><blockquote><br /></blockquote><blockquote>Nothing was working as quickly as I wanted as he was so sore!!! I found Boudreaux's Butt Paste. It is a miracle! you can buy it almost anywhere. walmart, target!!! You dont need a prescription and it works right away!! hope this helps.<br /></blockquote><blockquote><br /></blockquote><blockquote>You've had tons of advice, but I didn't see any suggestions to use Bag Balm. My son would have the worst acidic-like poop that burned his bottom terribly. I tried the usual zinc-oxide based stuff, but no luck. Then I tried Boudreaux's Butt Paste. Great stuff for most times, but when he got really bad, very raw with some bleeding spots, I used a warm washcloth to clean him. Then I would pat him completely dry with a soft cloth, then slather him up with Bag Balm. You can get it in either the gardening or Pet department<br /></blockquote>Ok, that's enough... you get the point.</div><div>Sh** happens.... you're better off if it does </div><div>cause it hurts real bad if Sh** DOESN'T happen!!<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk.<br />Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735671976013533474.post-17399373956861681192009-02-19T12:05:00.005-05:002009-03-13T13:02:45.204-04:00Doctor said Bran soaks up acid<div>I am not a doctor, this blog does not dispense medical advice. This blog is by someone who had problems and is willing to share possible solutions.</div><div><br /></div><div><h2>"Given enough pain you CAN teach a dog new tricks"</h2></div><div>If you've just stumbled onto this blog please subscribe to my <a href="http://gastricproblemoptions.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default">RSS feed</a> and remember to <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=GastricProblemOptions&loc=en_US">subscribe to Gastric Problem Options via email</a> to ensure you can enjoy the latest post(s)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><blockquote><div>Why do people continue to do things that have negative consequences?</div><div>There is a whole cottage industry about what <a href="http://approachavoidance.blogspot.com/">addiction counselors</a> call secondary gain</div></blockquote><div>.</div><div><br /></div><div>In a nutshell, people have <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">more than one reason for why they do stuff</span> they do... perhaps half of the reasons why people do what they do is hidden from them. In other words, you've got parts you aren't aware you have and they are making decisions on your behalf you don't know they made. To make things worse, those hidden parts aren't very happy with you.</div><div><br /></div><h2>And they can 'get even'. </h2><div><br /></div><div>Perhaps this is why we eat stuff we know we shouldn't?</div><div><br /></div><div>I have, apparently been eating acidic stuff for decades and the consequences have come home to roost. When I eat chocolate (to excess) my bowels, colon, lower intestine and the rest of my digestive tract will let me know about it.</div><div><br /></div><div>My hemorrhoids will also not let me forget that they have needs either!</div><div><br /></div><div>Given enough pain... OK, ok... so what to do about it after the fact?</div><div><br /></div><div>I drink water with baking soda... that gives me diarrhea, but at least the intense pressure of gas pains are lowered.... then the hemorrhoids remind me of the error of my eating habit ways.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I did see a doctor about this, I had to; the gas pains were so severe I lost a good job (a $1000 week truck driving job with almost government health benefits).</div><div><br /></div><div>One of the things the doctor suggested was that Bran (bran cereal or bran muffins) could serve to "soak up" the acid in my digestive tract. I tried that and am happy to report it seems to help (a LOT)</div><div><br /></div><div>One of the tests the doctor had me do involved an enema.</div><div><br /></div><div>ouch... nasty topic.</div><div><br /></div><div>Garbage in, garbage out. I never thought I'd hear my self think this but there might just be something to the colon cleansing products we see on infomercials. I'll keep you posted.</div><div><br /></div><div>And about the eating stuff that has negative consequences that you ARE aware of and you keep doing it anyway.... Here is a constructive tip on the topic of willpower:</div><div><br /></div><div>You can practice will power, what I mean is most people simply give up when they come to the realization that they aren't likely to stop doing x, y or z.</div><div><br /></div><div>There IS enormous benefit to exercising your will power. The notion of 'it's gotta be cold turkey or it don't count' is a urban legend. You can 'take baby steps' and those 'baby steps' are not a waste of time. When you first jumped on a bicycle you fell down a lot... same principle here.</div><div><br /></div><div>Will power is like a muscle that can be exercised... and there are good reasons for starting an exercises program with the knowledge and awareness that you have to start where you are. What is that line about "how do you eat an elephant?" one bite at a time... and a journey of a thousand miles begins one step at a time.</div><div><br /></div><div>that's all I got for now</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted for use of this information. Use is entirely at your own risk.<br />Information contained herein is for educational purposes only.<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be.
Consult a doctor before you make any dietary changes.</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0