Digestive Problems

Highlighting The Dangers Of Heartburn Drugs

02/01/13

Let’s draw a Venn Diagram. In one circle, you’ve got people who use heartburn medication. I’m thinking specifically about heartburn drugs also known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Obviously, we’re talking about millions of people. In another circle, you’ve got people who follow advice from the medical mainstream. Now… How many people do you suppose [...]

Non-Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity Does Exist

04/12/12

You’ve been complaining about fatigue, digestive discomfort and bloating after eating foods containing wheat for years. It took some convincing, but eventually your doctor tested for coeliac disease — an autoimmune disease in which gluten, found in wheat, barley and rye, triggers an immune reaction and damages the lining of the small intestine. In addition [...]

Candida: How to begin the healing

09/03/12

Since the article, Candida: Which Foods To Avoid, featured last week I’ve heard from so many of our readers. My heart goes out to all of you suffering from this agonising cycle of eating, bloating, discomfort, pain and cramps and then it starts all over again. Or worse: It never goes away!

Last week I advised that the first step to healing Candida is to get diagnosed, but we all know that is much easier said than done and a diagnosis does not bring a fast solution either. After all, we all must eat and if it’s food that makes you ill, where do you begin without starving yourself.