Features Related to Digestive Disorders
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Relieve Heartburn: 9 Hints for the Holidays
Nearly one in five Americans need frequent relief from heartburn. If you're among them, you're probably looking forward to the holidays with a mixture of anticipation and queasiness. The six weeks from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day often turn into a caloric free-for-all, and holiday menus are loade
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Jennifer's Way: Helping Those with Celiac Disease
When Jennifer Esposito was diagnosed with celiac disease three years ago, the actress was shocked and relieved. "It was hard, but it was also the day I realized the person I once knew as 'me' was gone," says Esposito, 39, who plays detective Jackie Curatola on the CBS hit police drama Blue Bloods. M
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Going Gluten-Free
The gluten-free diet? You know that it’s fashionable when Oprah Winfrey does it. In 2008, the media mogul temporarily gave up gluten as part of a 21-day “cleanse diet.” Over the past decade, going gluten-free has been touted as a way to boost health and energy, lose weight, or cope better with ADHD,
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Guide to Gluten-Free Flours
Are you on a gluten-free diet? Regular breads, bagels, muffins, and many other store-bought baked goods are not allowed on gluten-free eating plans. Here's what you need to know before you buy gluten-free grain products or bake them at home. Gluten is a protein present in wheat flour, which is wid
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WebMD 5: Gastrointestinal Disorders
Do you have bloating? Heartburn? Stomach pain? Jonathan Schreiber, MD, gastroenterologist at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore and clinical assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, sheds light on gastrointestinal disorders. There are definitely some differences, and part
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Specific Carbohydrate Diet: Diet Review
Katlhleen Zelman, MPH, RD, reviews the Specific Carbohydrate Diet.
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Test Your Colitis IQ
Confused by ulcerative colitis (UC)? No surprise there; it can be a bewildering disease, sometimes easily confused with other gastrointestinal troubles. On top of that, symptoms can disappear for months or even years, then return for no apparent reason. New treatments and strategies, though, can hel
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Finding the Right Diet for IBS
It's not easy to find the right diet when you have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Eating certain foods can cause major discomfort for people with IBS, but figuring out which foods cause the symptoms is a highly individual process. WebMD consulted gastrointestinal nutrition expert Patsy Catsos, MS,
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Exercising When You Have a GI Disorder
Staying physically fit is a constant struggle for Stephanie Horgan, who, like millions of Americans with gastrointestinal disorders, has to plan her diet, her exercise routines, and her entire life around her condition. "I'm really active now, doing kickboxing, jogging, Spinning at the gym, and eati
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The Link Between Stress and Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis can begin very early. At the age of 12, for instance, Amanda Sina Griffith found herself the object of a custody battle -- and was besieged by painful stomach cramps and bloody diarrhea. “I’d had very mild stomach symptoms before; my doctor thought it was a bacterial infection. Bu
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