 | Digestive 8270 Using Diet To Treat Digestive Disorders  |  |  |  Using Diet To Treat Digestive Disorders | | • | Constipation The main dietary causes of constipation are lack of fiber in the diet, accompanied by inadequate intake of water and other liquids. | | • | Diarrhea and Nutrition The relationship between nutrition and diarrhea has been recognized since antiquity. It is a complex interaction that may express itself in one of three ways. | | • | Diverticular Disease and Diet Diverticular disease has been linked to a low-fiber diet. If you have diverticula, adding fiber won't make the pockets go away, but it may help prevent development of new pockets. | | • | Flatulence Gas is a normal byproduct of digestion. The intestinal tract typically contains up to three ounces of gas. Additional gas may accumulate as a result of eating patterns and dietary practices. | | • | Gallstones and Diet Gallstones form when cholesterol becomes concentrated and crystallizes in the bile. Being overweight as well as rapid or extreme weight loss increase the risk of gallstones. | | • | Heartburn Dietary treatment of heartburn involves avoiding foods that cause the lower esophageal sphincter to weaken or which produce excess acid in the stomach. | | • | Nutrition And Inflammatory Bowel Disease Inflammatory bowel disease is the term used for both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. | dmtIndexAlpha dmtIndexAlpha dmtIndexAlpha ordered by Content / Priority 273599 InteliHealth 2000-03-17 f InteliHealth NULL 334, 7024, 7097, 7146, 8240, 8275, 8526, 8529, 8539, 8759, 9333, 9348, 10257, 10821, 11106, 11107, 20705, 21151, 21154, 21849, 22025, 23515, 23704, 23788, 23852, 23968, 23970, 24099, 24100, 24101, 24119, 24183, 24201, 24222, 24229, 24247, 24260, 24277, 24290, 24532, 24537, 24587, 24599, 24600, 24608, 24611, 24613, 24614, 24618, 24638, 24731, 24748, 24755, 24774, 25493, 25759, 25761, 25943, 25946, 25967, 25995, 28040, 28048, 28051, 28063, 28831, 28955, 29362, 29580, 32146, 34966, 35000, 48707, 68997, 68998, 8526 |