Geraint Roberts

Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Your Diet

Patients who suffer from an inflammatory bowel disease may experience some form of abdominal discomfort and cramping after meals. These symptoms may be reduced in inflammatory bowel disease sufferers who are following a specific diet to reduce these sympt... Read >

Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Crohn's disease is treated with medication, but for those people who may not respond to the medication, or with complications with the disease, then surgical alternatives may be discussed. Surgery is usually left as a last resort when the disease is diffi... Read >

Surgical Options for Ulcerative Colitis

Patients with Ulcerative Colitis who have not responded to oral or rectal medication may consider surgical options. According to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America around 40 percent of patients turn to surgery for Ulcerative Colitis. Some patie... Read >

The Facts about Milk in Our Diet

Today, many people are lactose intolerant when it comes to consuming cows milk, and this occurs because there is either a deficiency or absence of the enzyme Lactase in the intestinal tract. People without this enzyme struggle to break down the milk suga... Read >

Irritable Bowel Syndrome and an Acidic Body

Our body's pH is important to maintaining our health. An acidic body is where our pH level falls below 7.0 on the 14-point scale, and an alkaline body is where our pH is above 7.0. For sufferers of irritable bowel syndrome the body should be in the alkali... Read >

A Fibre Diet for IBS and IBD Sufferers

Fibre is crucial to a healthy diet and for maintenance of the digestive system, and people diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome are often encouraged to eat more fibre. For many years the patients diet may have created stress on their digestive system,... Read >

The Immune System and a Diseased Body

The body's immune system comprises a big network of cells and organs. The cells and organs all work together and protect our body from viruses, bacteria, toxins and cancer attacking cells. Infectious organisms have to fight our immune systems, which is th... Read >

Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Your Diet

Sufferers of irritable bowel syndrome probably know some foods that seem to trigger the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. There may be other foods that contribute to your irritable bowel syndrome that you may not be aware of. Irritable bowel syndrome ... Read >

IBS/IBD and Premenstrual Syndrome

If you are a woman who may have been diagnosed with either irritable bowel syndrome or inflammatory bowel disease, you will probably be aware of a link between IBS/IBD and your menstrual cycle. Not every woman who suffers from irritable bowel syndrome or ... Read >

Irritable Bowel Disease Treatment Through Natural Medication

Many different natural medications are available today for treating inflammatory bowel disease IBD). The most popular appear to be probiotics, fatty acids, botanicals, glutamine, DHEA and glucosamine. However, these natural treatments lack enough medical ... Read >

Colonoscopy

A colonoscopy is normally an outpatient procedure required for doctors to enable them to look inside the lower large intestine, referred to as the colon. This procedure is commonly used for patients with bowel disorders, and is a fairly simple procedure. ... Read >

Alcohol and Smoking Effects on IBS and IBD

There is an established connection between smoking and inflammatory bowel disease. What puzzle researchers is how smoking can have an opposite effect on ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease patients who smoke. Cigarette smoking triggers opposite respons... Read >

Medication and Treatment for IBD

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can become very complicated for Doctors to treat. It is possible that patients will have to try several types of medicines before finding the right one that works best for your body. This is the case for both sufferers of ... Read >

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Statistics

Throughout the United States and across the world, millions of people's quality of life is currently being affected by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Irritable bowel syndrome is not just gas and diarrhea, but can cause debilitating pain for sufferers, an... Read >

Parasites in the Bowel

The most common symptom of intestinal parasites is abdominal pain, which is usually accompanied by moderate or severe diarrhea. Those who suffer from an Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Irritable Bowel Syndrome are at a higher risk of having intestinal paras... Read >