Always bloated and gassy? This may be why!
One out of four of us has some type of digestive problem, and right up there among the top is BLOATING! Although it tends to affect women more often, bloating is a very common condition that causes misery for millions of people. Now, occasional bloating is one thing that most of us can deal with. Every now and then we all get a little gassy, and women typically are bloated during menstruation. But many...
What to do when Nature won’t call for you
I’d like to talk today about something that we all experience at one time or another. Constipation! But before I get into the nitty-gritty of Nature failing to call for you, I have a funny but true story to share: A very dear friend of mine knows a gal who doesn’t bother with laxatives, enemas or prune juice when she gets constipated. Instead she goes to McDonalds and gets a Big Mac and fries....
What’s “behind” your itchy butt and how you can stop it
I got an email from a reader who wanted me to talk about itchy butt. People feel comfortable discussing the most, um, “private” subjects with me. Hey, I’m happy to help, so for all of you that frequently get the urge to scratch where the sun don’t shine, I will enlighten you on several possible reasons why your backside is irritating you, and ways you can get relief. Then we’ll also look at other causes...
8 Common causes of your digestive misery
Now the begging question here is: What’s going on?
Why are we so gassy, bloated, always belching and burping, and the leaders of the free world in heartburn, constipation and diarrhea?
Make 2018 the year you stop being constipated!
Of course I’m referring to constipation! And judging by the sea of laxatives that drowns you in the average drug store, there is a whole lot of people getting blocked up pretty regularly.
Put constipation “behind” you for good
Constipation is something that strikes everyone at one time or another. And if it was just limited to every once in a while, that would be one thing. But for up to 28 percent of the US population, constipation is a fairly regular occurrence. Now, many of these “blocked up” people can get relief from their constipation simply by looking at what might be causing it and doing something about it. Things like low...
- Tags: Constipation, Digestive Disorders, Diverticulosis, IBS