CareyK84 Asked : I have been suffering with IBS from my teens and have tried just about everything recommended by my doctor and all types of health products. Apart from a few things that offered moderate relief, there was nothing that helped me completely. My main symptoms are pain and diarrhea. The diarrhea comes and >> Read More ...
GennyL72 Asked : I have been suffering with an embarrassing problem for the past few months. My stomach rumbles loudly even if I have eaten and sometimes it even sounds like there is some bubbling. The sound is so loud that even others can hear it, even my colleagues sitting across from me. I am so stressed about this that >> Read More ...
Steely Asked : Can you give me some advice on a longstanding stomach complaint I’ve been suffering from for about 3 years now. Over that time, I’ve had three extended periods (several months each) during which I’ve been experiencing a lot of belching (continuously throughout the day, beginning when I get up in the >> Read More ...
What Is a Bowel or Fecal Urgency? Bowel or fecal urgency is a sudden, irresistible need to have a bowel movement. Urge fecal incontinence is inability to hold stool during bowel urgency. Bowel incontinence is complete inability to control bowel movements. Tenesmus (Greek tens = strain) is a repeating painful urge to >> Read More ...
What is IBS or Spastic Colon? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a condition where there is abdominal pain with changes in bowel habit, such as diarrhea, constipation or an alternation of both. The diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome is commonly made when these symptoms are present but only if other bowel diseases have >> Read More ...
Diarrhea is a common digestive symptom that affects every person at some point in life. It may occur several times in a year. Usually diarrhea is acute meaning that it lasts for a short period of time but tends to be severe. Acute diarrhea usually lasts for only a few days and often resolves on its own. However, there are >> Read More ...
Most of us do not consider any link between eating and diarrhea unless we have a common diarrheal illness like the stomach flu (viral gastroenteritis). Howevever, for some people diarrhea after eating can be an almost daily occurrence. There are several possible reasons for this eating and diarrhea link. Some of these >> Read More ...
