Celiac Disease

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Celiac Disease is a medical condition in which the lining of the small intestine is damaged by a substance called gluten. The body’s immune system reacts to the gluten and causes inflammation in the intestines. One of the symptoms of Celiac Disease is digestive problems such as abdominal bloating, diarrhea, pain, weight loss, gas and pale stools. There are other symptoms like severe skin rash called dermatitis herpetiformis, low blood count, growth problems, seizures, tingling sensation in the legs, joint and bone pain, muscle cramps, sores in the mouth and missed menstrual periods.

Celiac Disease can leave a person susceptible to other health problems including: Osteoporosis, miscarriage or infertility, birth defects, seizures, growth problems in children and cancer of the intestine, which is a rare case. For most people, eating something with gluten is harmless. For others, an exposure to gluten can cause, or trigger, celiac disease to become active. Sometimes surgery, pregnancy, childbirth, a viral infection, or severe emotional stress can also trigger celiac disease symptoms.

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Constipation

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Constipation is a disorder where bowel movements or passing stools becomes a lot difficult or even less frequent than necessary. Adults may go to the toilet at different times, i.e. once a day or even more. However, there might still be people that may have normal bowel movement every three or four days. Also some infants who may pass stools only a few times a week means constipation to children. Other signs could be discomfort when they have to strain while passing stool, having stools that appear dry, hard and lumpy or even abnormally large or small, stomach aches, cramps, feeling bloated and a loss of appetite. Learn to treat constipation and other digestive issues at our site.. http://www.sundardasnaturopathy.com/detox.htm

Chronic Diarrhea

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Conceptual view of digestive problems like constipation or diarrhea.

Chronic or what’s known as a “long lasting diarrhea” can last for four weeks or more. Children with chronic diarrhea may experience having their diarrhea come and go or they may have loose or watery stools. There are many diseases or disorders that may trigger chronic diarrhea in children. Some of these causes may involve infections from viruses, bacteria or parasites. They may even have food allergies and intolerances and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) may manifest. Refer to http://blog.drsundardas.com/are-allergiesfood-sensitivitities-affecting-your-child/  to know more about the best remedies to treat chronic diarrhea..

Lactose Intolerance

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Lactose intolerance is very different from food allergy to milk. It occurs when our small intestine does not produce enough enzyme known as lactase that’s necessary to break lactose down. If lactose is not prevented from going down the large intestine, given it was not digested properly, it could lead to discomfort and other symptoms involving: stomach pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, rumbling sounds in the stomach and bloating.

It is important to recognize that deficiency in the lactase enzyme does not necessarily translate into lactose intolerance. Many people with mild degrees of lactase deficiency have no symptoms and are able tolerate lactose ingestion. On the other hand, people with severe lactase deficiency may have symptoms even with minimal amount of lactose ingestion.

The amount of lactose in the diet and the difference in the makeup of bacteria in the colon are other factors that determine the variability and severity of symptoms in some individuals.

Symptoms of lactose intolerance include:

  • bloating
  • abdominal pain
  • diarrhoea
  • flatulence (passing gas)
  • nausea

The production of gas (flatus) is the result of the activity of bacteria in the large intestine (colon). As the large lactose molecule passes unchanged through the small intestines, it is metabolized by the bacteria that are normally present in the colon. As a result, certain gases, such as hydrogen, are produced and are released from the rectum.

Additionally, a portion of the lactose reaching the colon does not get metabolized by the bacteria. Because these larger molecules are accompanied with an increase in secretion of water through osmosis, this results in the passage of loose stools and diarrhoea.

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