Archive for January, 2012
January 6th, 2012 | 
Author: Have you ever experienced an unbearable pain on the upper right part of your stomach coupled with nausea, bloating, or the urge to throw up? If yes, then this could be a symptom of gallstones blocking your bile duct.
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Constipation is perhaps the most frustrating and common complaints of the digestive tract in the United States. This affects the frequency as well as ease of bowel movements, though it varies from case to case. Some move their bowels more than once a day, while others only go to the toilet at a maximum of three times a week. Generally, a person is likely to be constipated if he passes a hard and dry stool in less than three times per week. In addition to the discomfort of a hard bowel movement, constipation also makes one feel uncomfortable and bloated, and undergoing much strain while sitting on the toilet. It can affect just about anyone, although it is generally more common in individuals past 65 years old as well as in women. It also has a higher tendency of happening during pregnancy or after surgery or childbirth.
Indigestion is a fairly common condition, wherein one’s stomach does not properly secrete digestive juices to digest food items properly. This causes discomfort that varies from case to case. Typically, it may be caused by the hasty consumption of too much food or too many different kinds of food in one sitting. When this happens too often, it may be coupled with heartburn, acidity, and gas problems. While indigestion happens to both men and women, women typically have a greater propensity to get indigestion during their monthly period.