TikTok Influencers Are Now Treating Ozempic Side Effects
Every day dozens of people come to Jennifer Witherspoon—a former dental office manager with zero medical training—for help managing nausea, headaches, and other side effects that can come with taking weight-loss shots. She even crafted a template response to help her quickly get through the messages. “People have offered to pay me, begged me to start a podcast, asked me to call their sisters-in-law, wanted me to call their doctor,” she said. “One lady even invited me to her wedding.” Even Oprah’s production company reached out to feature one of her videos in a prime time specia...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Madison Muller, Andre Tartar, and Tanaz Meghjani/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

Expert’s trick to beat constipation - will get you going to the bathroom in 30 minutes
What you eat can have a major impact on your bowel habits. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What's making me so windy and constipated? DR MARTIN SCURR on the symptoms many find difficult to discuss
The sensation of not being able to completely empty the rectum is called tenesmus. It is a constant sense you failed to get everything out and need to try again. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A $20 Billion Deal Would Relieve LBO Constipation
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Combining three healthy behaviours can lower IBS risk, study finds
People who tick at least three out of five boxes including not smoking and good sleep are found to have 42% lower riskCombining three healthy behaviours can reduce the risk of irritable bowel syndrome by 42%, a study suggests.IBS affects the digestive system and its symptoms include stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation. People can suffer for days, weeks or months at a time, and symptoms can come and go. IBS is thought to affect up to one in 10 people worldwide.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 20, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Irritable bowel syndrome Medical research Digestive disorders Health Society Science UK news World news Source Type: news

Spoonful of kitchen staple on an empty stomach every day 'could save your life'
Research says the natural laxative can make you healthier. It's famous for helping with constipation, a common tummy trouble that makes lots of people go to the doctor. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'I'm a stomach doctor and I never make this toilet seat mistake'
A Western toilet seat may be the primary reason for your constipation, a doctor warned. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Is Constipation Tied To Heart Disease Risk? Here's What Experts Say.
Research links the two issues, but there's something you should know before you panic. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The surprising reason you get constipated when you travel... and how to stop it
Vacation constipation affects roughly 40 percent of Americans, often as a result of dehydration, sitting still for a long time during travel, stress, eating unfamiliar or junk foods, or a combination of them all. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nonprescription laxatives for constipation: Use with caution
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Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

7 is a Magic Number?
Discussion 7 year olds (7YOs) should have gained refinement in earlier tasks and skills and are starting to develop higher level skills. As the range of skill mastery is broad during this early school age time, parents and adults often become concerned around 7YO if their child does not seem to have gained certain skills and “matured” like the other kids. 7YOs can: Gross motor Rides a 2-wheel bike well Can perform most activities of daily living almost independently but may need occasional help with difficult clothing, etc. Most, but not all, are toilet trained at night Fine motor Able to write including ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 22, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Linaclotide Doubled Bowel Movements in Children With Functional Constipation
(MedPage Today) -- A newly approved option for pediatric patients with functional constipation significantly increased the frequency of bowel movements and improved other burdensome symptoms as well, according to a pivotal phase III trial. Among... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - January 12, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news

Your Top Health Questions of 2023, Answered
We tackled congestion, constipation, coffee and more. Here ’s the advice you need for a vigorous new year. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julia Calderone Tags: Content Type: Service Medicine and Health Source Type: news

Add these gut-friendly foods to your holiday spread, says a dietitian and a gut health expert
Sweet treats and alcoholic drinks are adjacent to holiday cheer and though they make us feel jolly, our gut has a very different experience. Still, you can enjoy the holidays, and avoid unwanted issues like bloating and constipation, by eating certain foods that shore up your gut health, according…#darylgioffre #carolinemargolis #lifewayfoods #warrenbuffettguide (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

6 Myths About IBD, Debunked
Michelle Pickens’ symptoms escalated in college. At the time, she was throwing up at least once a day, and experiencing frequent nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation. Juggling classes with work at a design studio became an extreme exercise in perseverance. She knew in her gut that something was wrong. Yet three different doctors “wrote it off as stress,” says Pickens, now 32, who lives in Annapolis, Md. Lab work and procedures to see inside her gastrointestinal tract showed nothing abnormal. “No one wanted to dig deeper,” she recalls. In a final act of desperation, Pickens sa...
Source: TIME: Health - December 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lindsay Lyon Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news