Digestive Problems

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4 Weeks to Healthy Digestion

Your medicine cabinet is brimming with antacids, gas relievers, and digestive aids of every description. You may have tried lightening up on rich foods or spending money on tests and pricey medication. But your suffering has only gotten worse! Maybe it's not another pill you need but a good dose of common sense—that and a man with a plan for making you better. Learn more »

Better Bladder and Bowel Control

Bladder or bowel incontinence is surprisingly common. It has a number of causes including the complications of surgery, childbirth, or injury. Middle aged and older people are particularly susceptible to these conditions, but there are a variety of treatments available including exercise programs, medications and surgery. Learn more »

Controlling GERD and Chronic Heartburn: 10-Minute Consult

While GERD — and its symptom, heartburn — can be difficult to cope with, many people manage them quite well. However, other people spend countless hours and untold sums of money looking for a way to spell relief. This report explains the causes of GERD, and what you can do to prevent and treat it. Learn more »

The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide

To take advantage of the latest medical advances, and to deal with the often-confusing world of health care, you need information that is clear, accurate, easily understandable, and accessible. Developed by 170 faculty members of Harvard Medical School, physicians who care for patients every day, The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide brings you the information you need to keep your and your family healthy and to cope with illness when it does strike. Learn more »

The Sensitive Gut

Have you ever wondered why your stomach feels queasy when you’re nervous or why emotions sometimes roil your intestines? If so, you are experiencing the symptoms of the gut-brain connection. The Sensitive Gut describes the many gastrointestinal conditions that are caused or at least exacerbated by stress, emotion, anxiety and other brain-to-gut messages. Irritable bowel syndrome, heartburn and reflux, dyspepsia, and even gas and constipation are described here along with self-help and... Learn more »

Harvard Health Letter

It's important to keep up with the medical news that affects your health and well-being. It's even better when the facts come directly from the more than 8,000 doctors and researchers at Harvard Medical School. There is no more trustworthy source of medical research articles and advice than the Harvard Health Letter. Learn more »

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