How to eliminate this uncomfortable, embarrassing problem.
Our ancestors who lived without grains, sugars, and soft drinks enjoy predictable bowel behavior. They ate some turtle, fish, clams, mushrooms, coconut, or mongongo nuts for breakfast, and out it all came that afternoon or evening—large, steamy, filled with undigested remains and prolific quantities of bacteria, no straining, laxatives, or stack of magazines required.
If instead you are living a modern life and have pancakes with maple syrup for breakfast and you’ll be lucky to pass that out by tomorrow or the next day. Perhaps, you will be constipated, not passing out your pancakes and syrup for days, passing it inco...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 6, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Constipation Dr. Davis Grain Brain Grains Weight loss Wheat Belly Wheat Belly Lifestyle Wheat Belly Total Health Wheat Watch Wheat-Free Lifestyle Wheatlessness gluten Inflammation Source Type: blogs
5 fast facts about norovirus
Cruise ships, nursing homes, and daycare centers are typical breeding grounds for norovirus, the contagious stomach bug that infects 685 million people around the world each year. Despite its prevalence, norovirus—which has no specific treatment and is particularly dangerous in infants and the elderly—has received amazingly little attention from researchers. In the review article published November twenty two in Trends in Molecular Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine scientists and colleagues at the University of Michigan Medical School talk about what we know about the virus.
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Source: My Irritable Bowel Syndrome Story - November 22, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ken Tags: IBS News Source Type: blogs
Should we use yeast?
In the original Wheat Belly recipes to recreate breads, I largely avoided the use of yeast to generate “rise,” as I did not want to chance persistent adverse health effects from the yeast component of wheat and grain products, though the risk is small and applies to only a few percentage of people. While grain elimination needs to be an absolute 100%, 7-day-per-week process, I have to admit that most people can do just fine by including yeast in their recipes. Doing so will restore the yeasty scent and flavors to non-grain baking, so much so that you could easily mistake a grain-free loaf of bread for a grain-b...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - November 6, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle breads gluten grains leavening rise saccharomyces yeast Source Type: blogs
Pregabalin may lessen pain from irritable bowel syndrome, study finds
A pilot study by experts at Mayo Clinic has found that patients suffering from pain related to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may benefit from taking pregabalin, a neuro-pain inhibitor commonly used to treat fibromyalgia. The outcomes of the study were presented nowadays at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Las Vegas.
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Source: My Irritable Bowel Syndrome Story - October 17, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ken Tags: IBS News Source Type: blogs
Anorectal Procedures: Thrombosed Hemorrhoids
We are going to get up close and personal this month to talk about hemorrhoids. You should be familiar with these painful offenders because half to two-thirds of people between 45 and 65 will suffer from their cruelty. (Am Surg 2009;75[8]:635.) Patients may seek emergency department care if they experience bleeding or severe pain from hemorrhoids.Hemorrhoids are highly vascular structures that are round or oval in shape. They arise from the rectal and anal canal, and sometimes appear around the anus itself. It is important to note that hemorrhoids do not have arteries and veins but special blood vessels called sinusoid...
Source: The Procedural Pause - August 1, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Eat, pray push?
I’ve previously expressed my reluctance to dwell very much on the issue of constipation, but this common issue is one of the defining problems with wheat and grains, despite widespread conventional advice that they are healthy sources of fiber.
Here’s an excerpt from chapter 4 of Wheat Belly Total Health, Your Bowels Have Been Fouled: Intestinal Indignities From Grains:
“A condition as pedestrian as constipation serves to perfectly illustrate many of the ways in which grains mess with normal body functions, as well as just how wrong conventional ‘solutions’ can be. Constipation remedies are li...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 30, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle bowel movements constipation fiber gastrointestinal gluten grains Source Type: blogs
Quit your pushing: A cutting-edge guide to constipation
Here’s an update to an earlier Wheat Belly Blog discussion about constipation.
I really don’t like talking about constipation, since it makes me wonder whether I’m starting down that inevitable decline towards the day when all I want to talk about is having a “good bowel movement.”
But the C word–constipation–continues to come up regularly when people go wheatless and grainless. “Won’t I lack fiber?” many ask. For example, in response to the Wheat Belly Blog post, The Wheat-free “Movement,” Janne posted this comment:
I am very happy on a no-wheat regi...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 29, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle bowel habits constipation fiber magnesium microbiota prebiotics probiotics Source Type: blogs
Super Grain & Nut Free Tortillas
< div class= " separator " style= " clear: both; " > There is a universal truth about giving up grain: It ' s DAMN hard. Whether you are paleo, low carb, keto or primal, a common thread is no grain. You may start out all cavalier and cocky thinking you won ' t miss grain, but a few days or weeks in and suddenly you remember bread, pasta, tortillas and you would claw your own eyes out for a piece of toast. I ' m not kidding. That is why it ' s so important to have some great subs on hand. These tortillas totally will quell your cravings and work amazing as a flour tortilla sub. I ' ve even had success with my totally grain...
Source: the beautiful diabetic - January 24, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Kathryn Source Type: blogs
Super Grain & Nut Free Tortillas
There is a universal truth about giving up grain: It's DAMN hard. Whether you are paleo, low carb, keto or primal, a common thread is no grain. You may start out all cavalier and cocky thinking you won't miss grain, but a few days or weeks in and suddenly you remember bread, pasta, tortillas and you would claw your own eyes out for a piece of toast. I'm not kidding. That is why it's so important to have some great subs on hand. These tortillas totally will quell your cravings and work amazing as a flour tortilla sub. I've even had success with my totally grain eating hubby and kid eating and enjoying these. They are ...
Source: the beautiful diabetic - January 24, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Kathryn Source Type: blogs
Gastrointestinal Recovery After The Wheat Battle Is Won
Josie posted this comment that addresses the issue of bowel health recovery post-grain removal.
“I have been wheat-free for almost a year now and I no longer fall asleep during the day, and my mental fog has disappeared. My wheat-free life is great!
However, I am experiencing major digestion problems. I went to see a dietitian and explained to her I do not eat wheat and try not to eat grains. She emphasized that I need fiber in my diet and based on my current food intake I was not receiving an adequate amount, which was most likely the cause of my digestion problems.
She respects that I do not eat wheat, but is enco...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 26, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Bowel flora Gastrointestinal effects of wheat Source Type: blogs
Gastrointestinal recovery after the wheat battle is won
Josie posted this comment that addresses the issue of bowel health recovery post-grain removal.
I have been wheat-free for almost a year now and I no longer fall asleep during the day, and my mental fog has disappeared. My wheat-free life is great!
However, I am experiencing major digestion problems. I went to see a dietitian and explained to her I do not eat wheat and try not to eat grains. She emphasized that I need fiber in my diet and based on my current food intake I was not receiving an adequate amount, which was most likely the cause of my digestion problems.
She respects that I do not eat wheat, but is encouraging...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 26, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Bowel flora Gastrointestinal effects of wheat Source Type: blogs
The Safe Weight Loss Supplements
The market is saturated with weight loss products from pills to exercise machines. The main problem when it comes to supplements for shedding weight is finding something that it not just helpful in weight loss but also making sure that it is safe. Here are the supplements that are known to be safe and free from adverse effects.FiberIf you're looking for a supplement that can help to control your appetite, fiber may be the solution to your dilemma. Fiber helps you feel full sooner and for a longer time. You can eat more vegetables or try a fiber supplement like those made from psyllium husks. Some studies also indicate ...
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