Bully Doctor “Loses It” After Informed Mother Asks Questions About Vaccines
Conclusion
Luckily my error was in that assumption, not in a permanent, irreversible decision of letting my kids get injected with harmful substances. I will find a doctor who partners with me on my children’s health, not against me.
I hope your pediatrician is more professional and adept at discussing recommendations than mine. If not, perhaps it is time to look for a new doctor as well. You are your children’s best advocate.
Follow your heart. Follow your instinct. Don’t be pressured to do something you are unsure about. Ask questions. And by all means, do what is necessary for the health and welfare of your childr...
Source: vactruth.com - February 15, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Jeffry John Aufderheide Tags: Jeffry John Aufderheide Logical Top Stories adverse reactions Bullying informed consent Source Type: blogs
IBS is no BS
Millions of people are diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) every year making it one of the most common gastrointestinal (GI) conditions. Despite its prevalence, there remain many misconceptions about IBS among both patients and doctors. Here we review some basic concepts in hopes of demystifying this nebulous syndrome.
What is IBS?
Irritable bowel syndrome is defined by a constellation of symptoms including abdominal pain and altered bowel habits (diarrhea or constipation) that persist for a prolonged period of time. There is no blood test, radiology study or endoscopic procedure that can definitively diagnose IB...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 14, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Steven Naymagon, MD Tags: Conditions GI Source Type: blogs
Is MiraLAX Safe for Children?
In the small print on the side of a bottle of MiraLAX, you’ll learn that it’s recommended by the manufacturer only for people 17 years of age and older and that it should be used for no more than 7 days at a time.
But MiraLAX is given to many young children daily for months at a time – sometimes even for years.
MiraLAX and similar medications are laxatives and stool softeners using polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350 as the active ingredient. These medicines are very widely used, work well, and are well tolerated by most children – so much so that the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatitis, and...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - January 25, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Dr. Alan Greene Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Babies & Constipation Stool & Constipation Source Type: blogs
Do you have a WOOD deficiency?
I can hear the titters now. But, seriously, do you have a deficiency of wood fiber, i.e., cellulose?
No? Then why were you following the common advice to include breakfast cereals such as All Bran, Fiber One, and Raisin Bran that, yes, are rich in fiber, but mostly rich in the cellulose fiber that is a constituent of wood?
Cellulose fiber undoubtedly bulks up bowel movements, as humans lack the digestive apparatus to break it down. Likewise, very little cellulose is broken down by bowel flora. Cellulose therefore simply passes through, relatively inert, though suspected to yield a damaging abrasive effect on the delicate...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat-Free Lifestyle colon cancer fiber gluten-free grains high-fiber resistant starch Source Type: blogs
How NOT to have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, affects 10-20% of the population. People struggle with unexplained bloating, abdominal discomfort, and inconvenient and embarrassing bowel urgency, having to empty their bowels unexpectedly. Some also struggle with intermittent constipation, as well. It turns something that should be subconscious, predictable, and serene into a nightmare.
The typical medical evaluation involves endoscopy and colonoscopy, since procedures, whether necessary or not, pay gastroenterologists well, performed under the guise of ruling out cancer. When they find nothing or only minor findings, such as mild gast...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 11, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle gluten grains irritable bowel syndrome Source Type: blogs
Hospitalized Woman with New Complaint Everyday Diagnosed with Broken Furnace Syndrome.
Fargo, ND - Bertha Jensen was hospitalized two weeks ago for chest pain rule out, but a new complaint every day has prevented doctors from sending her home during the cold winter months. That is, until a breakthrough in discharge planning was discovered by her current Hospitalist. Consider Broken Furnace Syndrome for difficult winter discharges."When I was a resident in Minneapolis, I took care of at least a dozen cases of Broken Furnace Syndrome every winter," said Hospitalist Dr. David Penter, who is known for his uncanny ability to spot patients with ulterior motives from a mile away.Broken Furnace Syndrome is any...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - January 7, 2015 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
The Benefits of Yacon Syrup- The Healthy Sugar Substitute
There are many purported benefits of yacon syrup. From diabetic control, to weight loss, to digestive health and improved immunity, let’s find out if these claims are true. First of all, in case you didn’t read my previous post on Yacon Syrup, it’s a completely natural and minimally-processed(1) sweetener from a starchy sweet potato-like root indigenous to the Andes mountains of Peru that is often eaten raw and has a long history of use. What makes it unique is that much of its sweetness comes, not from sugars, as we traditionally think of them, but from a soluble carbohydrate fiber called Fructooligosaccharide, or F...
Source: Immune Health Blog - January 6, 2015 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Kerri Knox, RN Tags: Digestive Health Food and Nutrition superfoods fructooligosacharrides health benefits of yacon syrup Source Type: blogs
Calcium – Forget the Supplements. Get it in Your Diet.
In this study, women were given 1000mg a day of calcium plus 400 IU of vitamin D (regardless of vitamin or dietary intake) or a placebo. Not surprisingly, there was a significant reduction in fractures in women over 70 who took their calcium as prescribed, but at the price of a 17% increase in kidney stones. For every 10,000 women taking calcium, there were two less hip fractures but 5 extra cases of kidney stones.
Constipation. Calcium can also cause constipation, so why take more than you need? (If constipation is a problem for you, try taking calcium with magnesium).
Interference with absorption of both iron and zinc...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - December 8, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Women's Health calcium Calcium supplements Dose food sources calcium RDA. Vitamin D Recommendation Source Type: blogs
Top 10 List of Social Admits Defined!
What is a social admit to the hospital? A social admission is generally accepted by healthcare professionals to be a patient with no acute medical needs that is brought into a hospital because no safe discharge arrangements could be made at the time they presented. Most social admits involve elderly patients who present to an emergency room with weakness, have a thorough negative workup and are too weak to go home but have no where else to go. They might have a non surgical fracture limiting their mobility or a family refusing to take them home. Most social admissions occur after-hours when community services are un...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - November 9, 2014 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
A Q&A with Skinny Gut author, Brenda Watson
I asked Brenda Watson, author of the just released new book, The Skinny Gut Diet: Balance Your Digestive System for Permanent Weight Loss, to answer a few questions about bowel health and bowel flora.
Long before probiotics were a household word, Brenda was deeply involved in this world of restoring the bacterial species that co-exist with humans and, when managed properly, provide an unexpected and substantial list of health benefits to the host human. So here are some thoughts from Brenda that give you a sense of the conversations in her Skinny Gut book.
WB: Accepting that nobody knows all the bacterial species that sh...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 7, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Interviews bowel flora Brenda Watson prebiotics probiotics resistant starch Skinny Gut Source Type: blogs
Pathways to Prevention Workshop on The Role of Opioids in the Treatment of Chronic Pain - NIH
Chronic pain is a major public health problem, which is estimated to affect more than 100 million people in the United States and about 20–30% of the population worldwide. The prevalence of persistent pain is expected to rise in the near future as the incidence of associated diseases (including diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disorders, arthritis, and cancer) increases in the aging U.S. population. Opioids are powerful analgesics that are commonly used and found to be effective for many types of pain. However, opioids can produce significant side effects, including constipation, nausea, mental clouding, and resp...
Source: Psychology of Pain - October 3, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
The Shadow Boxer
Conclusion
The patient was admitted to a monitored setting with a diagnosis of GHB withdrawal. He had multiple episodes of agitation and combativeness during his admission. He was administered escalating doses of diazepam, a total of 480 mg of diazepam IV during his eight-day hospital stay. The patient recovered in eight days, and was referred to drug rehabilitation.
References
1. Dyer JE, Roth B, Hyma BA. Gamma-hydroxybutyrate withdrawal syndrome. Ann Emerg Med 2001;37(2):147.
2. Tarabar AF, Nelson LS. The gamma-hydroxybutyrate withdrawal syndrome. Toxicol Rev 2004;23(1):45.
3. Craig K, Gomez HF, et al. Severe gamma-h...
Source: The Tox Cave - October 2, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
The Shadow Boxer
Conclusion
The patient was admitted to a monitored setting with a diagnosis of GHB withdrawal. He had multiple episodes of agitation and combativeness during his admission. He was administered escalating doses of diazepam, a total of 480 mg of diazepam IV during his eight-day hospital stay. The patient recovered in eight days, and was referred to drug rehabilitation.
References
1. Dyer JE, Roth B, Hyma BA. Gamma-hydroxybutyrate withdrawal syndrome. Ann Emerg Med 2001;37(2):147.
2. Tarabar AF, Nelson LS. The gamma-hydroxybutyrate withdrawal syndrome. Toxicol Rev 2004;23(1):45.
3. Craig K, Gomez HF, et al. Severe g...
Source: The Tox Cave - October 2, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Brenda Watson’s new Skinny Gut Diet
My friend and long-time bowel health advocate, Brenda Watson, sent me a copy of her new book, The Skinny Gut Diet: Balance Your Digestive System For Permanent Weight Loss.
While the title highlights the diet and weight loss aspect, this new book is really a detailed discussion about the wonderful effects gained by properly managing bowel flora. In addition to insights on how bowel flora impact on weight, she also discusses how it influences brains and emotions, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea, autoimmunity, and other conditions. Here are her comments on the effects of stress on bowel flora:
Most people I...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 29, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates bowel flora Brenda Watson probiotics stress Source Type: blogs
When your child doesn’t poop: Solving the constipation death spiral
Michelle wrote in: “We trained my 3-year-old son approximately 3 months ago, and it’s been great. He’s been having virtually no accidents. The problem is that he’s terrified of making ‘dirty’ on the toilet. He does it in his pamper at night when he’s sleeping. He’s very verbal about it, and tells me that he’s scared to let the dirty come out. It’s really difficult to deal with because there are days when he holds it in all day, and misbehaves all day because he’s in pain. All of my friends tell me to give him laxatives to make him go, but my pediatrician recommended against it because he said he doesn...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 27, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Roy Benaroch, MD Tags: Conditions Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
