Topic: Constipation

Foods for a Sour Stomach

A sour stomach can be distracting and uncomfortable. When your symptoms include gas, bloating, constipation, cramps, vomiting, diarrhea or nausea...
It's been a long week at the office with plenty of excitement. It's rewarding on most days and occasionally emotionally draining on others. But...

Cockney rhyming slang

Cor blimey! Cockney rhyming slang may have originated as a cryptolect to confound outsiders, occasionally including the law. If so, it failed, as...

signs that you may have celiac disease

Celiac disease is a digestive condition that usually damages the small intestine and interferes with nutrient absorption.. . People who have the...

help prevent bloating

When your belly feels stretched and uncomfortably full, you've probably got a case of bloating.. . The U.S. National Library of Medicine suggests ...

Super Foods for Baby

Good nutrition is essential to lead a healthy life and it is important to start healthy eating habits from the first year of life. Babies need good...

Probiotics may help babies with constipation

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some probiotics may help treat chronic constipation in babies, according to a new study.Probiotics are a kind of bacteria that can help balance out populations of bacteria in the intestines, keeping bacteria that cause disease

Childhood constipation often lingers into adulthood

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Stubborn cases of chronic constipation in childhood may become an adulthood problem for a significant percentage of kids, a new study suggests.Dutch researchers found that among 401 children and teens treated for chronic consti

Long-used, little-studied laxative safe, effective

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Until now, a scant number of top notch clinical trials have evaluated whether sodium picosulfate -- the active ingredient in numerous over-the-counter laxatives -- is safe and effective.Dr. Stefan Mueller-Lissner, at Charite-Un

Adding gluten early may cause constipation in babies

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving gluten-containing foods to infants too soon may trigger long-lasting tummy troubles but more study is needed before changing recommendations for parents, Dutch researchers conclude.Writing in the American Journal of Gast