Articles on digestive health: reflux, bloating, bowel habits, food intolerance and what endoscopy involves. Blood in the stool, unexplained weight loss or trouble swallowing always need a medical check.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholecystitis is keyhole surgery that removes an inflamed gallbladder through three or four small abdominal incisions. Under general anesthesia the surgeon…
Diet can ease Crohn's disease symptoms and correct nutritional shortfalls, but it does not replace medical treatment. Current evidence supports using food alongside prescribed…
There is no single safe date for flying after gallbladder surgery; the wait depends on the type of operation and how recovery is going.…
The gut brain axis is the two-way communication network linking your digestive tract, its trillions of microbes and your brain through the vagus nerve,…
Pain that builds rather than fades in the hours after ERCP, especially pain spreading to the back with nausea or vomiting, can signal pancreatitis…
Most people with hepatitis A recover with rest and fluids, but seek urgent care the same day if jaundice keeps deepening after the first…
During hepatitis A recovery, eat small, plain meals built around easily digested carbohydrates, lean protein and cooked vegetables, drink enough fluid to keep urine…
Celiac disease in children is treated with a strict, lifelong gluten-free diet, planned and taught with a registered dietitian rather than with medicines. Diagnosis…
An acid reflux diet is less a fixed menu than a set of habits: smaller meals, finishing dinner at least three hours before lying…
Before hepatitis treatment starts, ask your liver specialist which type of hepatitis you have, how much liver scarring is present, whether treatment is recommended…
Most stomach bugs settle at home within a few days with fluids and rest. See a doctor for gastroenteritis if you cannot keep fluids…
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are both forms of inflammatory bowel disease and share many symptoms, but treatment differs because the inflammation sits in…
During an ulcerative colitis flare, most guidance favors small, frequent meals, plenty of fluids, and softer, lower-fiber foods while medicines calm the inflamed colon.…
No, a little gluten is not fine for someone with celiac disease: even crumb-sized amounts can restart the immune attack on the small intestine,…
Food poisoning red flags that call for same-day medical care include blood in the stool, a fever above 102°F (38.9°C), vomiting that stops you…
Kimchi and sauerkraut are cabbages preserved by lactic acid bacteria, and eating them regularly appears to nudge the gut microbiome toward greater diversity. A…
GERD lifestyle changes with medication work as a pair rather than as alternatives. Acid-suppressing medicine lowers how much acid the stomach makes, while raising…
A Barrett's esophagus ablation procedure is done during a sedated upper endoscopy: a thin, flexible camera tube passes through the mouth, and a small…
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