Digestive Health

If your body doesn’t tolerate gluten, you may feel the consequences well beyond your small intestine. For the most part, when people think about the digestive symptoms of gluten intolerance, they think about problems originating from their stomach to their colon. But did you know the problems may begin even before your stomach? This lesson

The simple fact is that undiagnosed and untreated celiac disease or gluten sensitivity increases mortality. Let’s take a look at the research. I hesitate to share such morbid data, but I hope this drives home the importance of an accurate diagnosis and adhering to a gluten-free diet that is not only strict, but vigilant.

You still hurt when you eat. Your tongue swells, your throat tightens and the tell-tale churn and burn of the same old acid reflux welcomes you to yet another painful meal. “But all the tests were negative,” you might think. Or you might plead, “But I’m confident I’ve cut gluten from my life, and this

One of the early ways to diagnose symptoms of celiac disease is from a deficiency in minerals, like iron, absorbed into the bloodstream through the intestinal wall where celiac disease impacts the gastrointestinal tract. An iron deficiency can lead to anemia so it’s important to know how to detect low ferritin symptoms and what you can do about low ferritin levels.

While we know gluten triggers the symptoms of celiac disease, we don’t yet understand what causes someone with the celiac genes to go from tolerating gluten to manifesting full-blown celiac disease. A common hypothesis is that it has something to do with a change in the microbiome of our intestinal tract. However, recent research may

Occasionally we have to take a break from all the serious consequences of gluten intolerance. Today you discover when smelly farts are healthy farts. While flatulence is both the butt of many jokes (pun fully intended) and the source of both physical and social discomfort, it can also indicate good health.

In an earlier post I discussed research indicating that multiple infant infections increase the risk of celiac disease. In short, the more infections an infant has, the greater its risk for developing celiac disease. At the time I suggested this may be a result of the antibiotics administered to treat the infections, because antibiotics change

Since celiac disease symptoms occur as a result of consuming gluten, people often categorize celiac disease (CD) as a digestive disorder. But the symptoms are actually the result of an autoimmune disease, and often the most insidious and serious signs aren’t as tangible and immediate as various intestinal discomforts. CD may also manifest itself very differently in different people, so it is difficult to use a checklist of symptoms to identify this condition.

In this lesson, I’ll focus on two pervasive ingredients behind our collective declining health: sucrose and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). With this lesson you will discover why you should be concerned about excess fructose consumption, and how it directly relates to the health of your digestive tract if you have gluten intolerance or an

Sometimes we can’t blame an autoimmune disease or an allergy for our gastrointestinal discomfort. Sometimes the walls of the intestine grow weak and develop pouches. This is known as diverticular disease. If these pouches become inflamed or infected, you have diverticulitis. Read on to develop a better understanding of this potentially serious condition. What Is