Gastro Intestinal Tract (GIT) health depends on all the organs supporting the digestive system performing in harmony and the gut itself functioning calmly and moving food along through the various stages of digestion until it is converted into a normal stool in the descending colon and discharged. Stress induced stomach cramps is a situation where there has been produced in the gut a cramp in the normal flowing peristaltic pattern which moves through the whole of the GIT as part of n...
Gastro Intestinal Tract (GIT) health depends on all the organs supporting the digestive system performing in harmony and the gut itself functioning calmly and moving food along through the various stages of digestion until it is converted into a normal stool in the descending colon and discharged. Stress induced stomach cramps is a situation where there has been interference in the normal flowing peristaltic pattern which moves through the whole of the GIT as part of normal functioni...
Gastro Intestinal Tract (GIT) health depends on all the organs supporting the digestive system performing in harmony and the gut itself functioning calmly and moving food along through the various stages of digestion until it is converted into a normal stool in the descending colon and discharged. Stress induced stomach cramps can result in some of the acid contents of the stomach being forced back up the oesophagus and causes a burning sensation, ultimately damaging the hiatal valve...
Herbs have traditionally been used to assist a person to come back to a healthy state of well being. Individual herbs, specifically prescribed for a particular situation may assist the body to come back into balance, thereby allowing a healthy homeostasis to be reinstated as nature intended. The herbalist looks to the whole person, their values and attitudes as well as their circumstances and physical condition along with other aspects of their individuality. This is in marked contrast to the...
An ulcer develops in the lining of the digestive tract when the defence mechanism protecting the duodenum or stomach from stomach acids and digestive enzymes break down. One in ten people develop a stomach ulcer regardless of how much stomach acid they secrete. A peptic ulcer is a well defined round sore where the lining has been eaten away by stomach acid. The different names of the ulcers identify their anatomical position or the circumstances under which they develop, ie duodenum,...
Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine through a tube called the pancreatic duct. These enzymes help digest fats, proteins, and carbohydrates in food. The pancreas also releases the hormones insulin and glucagon into the bloodstream. These hormones help the body use the glucose it takes from food for energy. Normally, digestive enzymes do not become active until they reach the small intestine, where they begin...
Herbs have traditionally been used to assist a person to come back to a healthy state of well being. Individual herbs, specifically prescribed for a particular situation may assist the body to come back into balance, thereby allowing a healthy homeostasis to be reinstated as nature intended. The herbalist looks to the whole person, their values and attitudes as well as their circumstances and physical condition along with other aspects of their individuality. This is in marked contrast to the...
Herbs have traditionally been used to assist a person to come back to a healthy state of well being. Individual herbs, specifically prescribed for a particular situation may assist the body to come back into balance, thereby allowing a healthy homeostasis to be reinstated as nature intended. The herbalist looks to the whole person, their values and attitudes as well as their circumstances and physical condition along with other aspects of their individuality. This is in marked contrast to the...
Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and Antibiotic-Associated Colitis all effect the intestines of the bowel. Crohn's Disease is a chronic inflammation of the intestinal wall , most commonly it occurs in the lower part of the small intestine and large intestine but it can ocur in any section from the mouth to anus. It has become increasingly common in both Western and developing countries in the past few decades. Most cases start between ages 14 to 24 years. The causes are not specif...
Coeliac Disease is an hereditary disease in which gluten, found mostly in wheat but also in rye and barley grains (oats has now officially been declared safe for a coeliac diet ) causes an allergic reaction affecting the inner surface of the intestine causing poor absorption of fats from the diet resulting in malnutrition, painful abdominal bloating and pale, bulky, foul smelling stools. Gluten combines with antibodies in the small intestine and flattens the brush like lining making i...
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