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DIGESTIVE HEALTH October 25, 2015

Pennsylvania woman to undergo life-saving bowel transplant surgery

A Pennsylvania woman will undergo her 36th surgery Wednesday after landing on a donor list for a bowel transplant that doctors say will save her life.

Medicine Hunter October 25, 2015

Herbs to improve digestion

Are your antacids not working as well as they could? Do you wish you had a better alternative to slamming down drugs every day? You do. 

DIGESTIVE HEALTH October 25, 2015

Is Gluten-Free Diet the Way to Go?

Novak Djokovic says his unbeaten run is down to his special, gluten-free diet and now Sabine Lisicki hopes she too will benefit in the long run after discovering she is allergic to wheat products

DIGESTIVE HEALTH October 25, 2015

11 Signs You Might Need Heartburn Medication

Heartburn is a common problem, but sometimes symptoms are less than obvious or easy to mistake for something else. Here are some signs—both common and unusual—that could mean you have acid reflux

DIGESTIVE HEALTH October 25, 2015

Stomach Acid Drugs May Heighten Risk of Death from Infections

Stomach acid might cause a lot of people a lot of pain, but it also serves an important purpose in the body: it stops incipient infections in their tracks

Irritable Bowel Syndrome October 25, 2015

FDA approves Actavis, Valeant drugs for irritable bowel syndrome

U.S. health regulators approved new irritable bowel syndrome drugs from Actavis Plc and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc on Wednesday, validating big investments both companies made to acquire the products.

GERIATRIC HEALTH October 25, 2015

Diet soda linked to increased belly fat in older adults

Older adults who drink diet soda may experience greater increases in their waist size over a decade than those who do not drink diet soda, according to a new study.

Colon Cancer October 25, 2015

'It can catch cancer before it becomes hopeless': How a colonoscopy saved one woman from a potentially fatal diagnosis

After three of her family members died from colon cancer, one California woman pushed to have herself screened early— which may have saved her life.

DIGESTIVE HEALTH October 24, 2015

Woman does shot at bar, ends up having her stomach removed

A UK wine bar is in the hole for a $155,000 fine after a teen ingested a liquid nitrogen shot given to her on the house, became instantly ill, and had to have her stomach removed, the Guardian reports.

DIGESTIVE HEALTH October 24, 2015

Are Gut Bacteria in Charge?

Microbes in our bellies may be telling us to eat more, determining how much we move, and making us anxious

DIGESTIVE HEALTH October 24, 2015

Online Therapy Shows Promise for Irritable Bowel

Behavioral therapy delivered over the Web might help soothe symptoms in some people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a new study suggests