Many people suffer from acid reflux. This condition has to do with the way that the acid from your stomach rises up and enters your throat. Understanding what it is, what causes it, and how to treat it can help you to deal with your own acid reflux. At the bottom of your esophagus […]
Heartburn and indigestion are not at all uncommon during the first trimester. Having said that, the fact of the matter is that no two women will experience the same symptoms of pregnancy, and no woman will necessarily experience the same symptoms during a subsequent pregnancy as she did during and earlier pregnancy. Some women will […]
Digestion is a relatively complex process in the human body. As such, many different things can interfere with or cause problems with digestion. Any number of factors contribute to how well digestion occurs. For example, there are enzymes in your saliva that start to break food down while you are still eating. Stomach acid, obviously […]
IBS can be an extremely frustrating and debilitating condition. IBS during pregnancy can be even more frustrating and debilitating. While pregnancy is often a time of struggling with bowel problems such as diarrhea or constipation, the woman with Irritable Bowel Syndrome is doubly cursed. Compounding this problem is the fact that many of the medications […]
To understand the relationship between constipation and probiotics, it is necessary to understand a few things about both. Knowing what can cause constipation is, in many cases, the best way to resolve the problem. Understanding what the role of probiotics in the body is can help a person to effectively use those probiotics in […]