Why All Of A Sudden?

Curios question:

why do lots of baby boomers now have digestion issues?

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"?

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?

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.

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:

Squash	Upjohn (now Seminis)	1995
Cotton	Monsanto	1996
Soybean	Monsanto	1995
Corn	Ciba Seeds	1996
Papaya	Cornell University/University of Hawaii	1997
Alfalfa	Monsanto and Forage Genetics	2006
Sugar beets	Monsanto and KWS SAAT AG	2006
Canola	Monsanto	1999

The hypothesis that this would affect baby boomers and not a younger sub set doesn't seem to hold water...

Unless the "damage" takes longer to be observed?

the jury is still out

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Hernia Not Food Allergy

I've learned quite a bit since my last post here.

Turns out Gluten Intolerance, for me, is a symptom of or result of a mechanical problem LOL

I went to get a colonoscopy, the doctor required a physical exam before they'd authorize a colonoscopy... well I have a hernia, a strangulated hernia

as bad as that sounds I'd prefer a mechanical problem as opposed to a cancerous molecular problem

it's not "what I eat" that causes gas and bloating it's the quantity I eat

Until I get this fixed I have to ear small portions, eat like a pregnant woman

will keep this updated



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Gluten Intolerance May Not Be Celiac Disease

I stumbled on an informative interesting Youtube video explaining that it's possible to have a Gluten Intolerance without actually having Celiac Disease



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.

Well there's plenty of evidence that doctors don't know the answers to our health questions.

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.

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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Celiac disease Intestinal Digestive Allergy

From The WashingtonPost.com


The disease is a genetic autoimmune disorder that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food, according to the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness, a nonprofit organization.

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.

"The first eight inches of the gut" are affected, Andrasik said. Gluten causes it to "enflame and swell, and it stops absorbing. The more damage you have, the less you absorb." 

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.

Celiac disease sufferers go gluten-free

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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  "celiac disease".

Celiac disease symptoms can begin at any age, involve multiple organs, and in both children and adults can be extremely variable -- or there ...

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. 

 The symptoms of celiac disease almost always disappear when the patient follows a strict gluten-free diet. 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 unresponsive, or refractory, celiac disease.


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Kidney Disease Might Be Related To Insulin Disorder?

I've got 2 health problems: Gastric problems (Digestive problems) and Kidney Stones

Often the steps I take to address one often aggravate the other.


This article on The-Scientist.com alerted me to a new study pointing to insulin levels leading to kidney disease (and possibly renal failure)

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.

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 Cell Metabolism.

Scientists have long attributed this type of kidney disease -- the leading cause of renal failure -- to high glucose levels in the blood and defects in the kidney microvasculature.

The study "suggests there's a direct effect of insulin" on epithelial cells in the kidney, "which is really a new idea," said nephrologist Thomas Coffman of Duke University School of Medicine, who was not involved in the research. "I'm sure it will be a highly cited paper."

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.

Read more: Insulin is key to kidney disease - The Scientist - Magazine of the Life Sciences

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Can Hemorrhoids Cause Gastric Problems?

Can Hemorrhoids Cause Gastric Problems?

What causes gas?
Which foods cause gas?
What are some symptoms and problems of gas?
What diagnostic tests are used?
How is gas treated?
Conclusion
Points to remember
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.
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.
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.
What causes gas?
Gas in the digestive tract (that is, the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine) comes from two sources:

• swallowed air
• normal breakdown of certain undigested foods by harmless bacteria naturally present in the large intestine (colon)

Swallowed Air
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.
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.)
Breakdown of undigested foods
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.
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.
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.
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.


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Plum Juice Seems To Help... a LOT

Havn't posted to this blog in a while... because I've not been in pain:)

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.

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.

Going to the gym and stretching (almost yoga like stretching) is also helping

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