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How High Fiber Diets Reduce Diverticulitis Risk
year, diverticulitis accounts for over 200,000 hospital admissions in the United States. Diverticulitis is a disease of the gastro-intestinal system in which diverticular pouches become infected or inflamed. The suffix "-itis" means inflamed, whereas...
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Adherence to a Healthy Lifestyle is Associated With a Lower Risk of Diverticulitis among Men.
regularly, maintenance of healthy weight, and avoidance of cigarette smoking, may help protect individuals from diverticulitis. This study examined how lifestyle habits affect diverticulitis risk. A team of researchers from Harvard Medical School...
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Intake of Dietary Fiber, Fruits, and Vegetables and Risk of Diverticulitis
Avid consumption of fiber-containing foods, such as fruits and whole grains may help fend off diverticulitis in women. This study examined how high fiber diet influences the likelihood of diverticulitis occurring in women. Researchers studied the...
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Diverticulitis and Happy Endings
As an emergency physician for 19 years, I certainly saw my share of patients come in with symptoms of diverticulitis. Severe abdominal pain, cramping, and bloating were among the classic symptoms that pointed toward a diverticulitis diagnosis....
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What is Diverticulosis and What Causes it?
Diverticular disease is one of the most prevalent conditions in Western society which involves outpatient visits and hospitalizations . More than 100,000 Americans are hospitalized every year for this preventable condition. In some cases, a patient may...
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How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
(which is found only in plant foods) plays a vital role in preventing constipation,colon polyps, hiatal hernia, and diverticulitis. There is also a discussion of the many types of spices which are helpful in preventing various types of cancer. Diseases...
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Stopping a Cold Before it Starts
for treating and preventing many conditions like type 2 diabetes , cardiovascular disease , hypertension , arthritis , diverticulitis , and obesity . But will diet alone keep us from getting sick during cold and flu season? Probably not. While our...
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From Health Scare to Health Care
My journey to health began in the wee hours of the morning in early 2014 when I awoke to an unsettling, fluttering sensation in my chest. Lying in bed, I put my fingers to the side of my neck to check a pulse. I glanced at the bedside clock and timed...
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Chew Chew Training for Improved Digestion
There's an ancient story of a military commander who came down with the deadly disease leprosy. Hearing that there was a healer in a neighboring country, he set off with a contingent of soldiers. Finding the healer in a small, unassuming house, the...
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Crunching the Science on Juicing
Juicing fruits and vegetables was once considered the healthiest of the health trends. Many of us have invested in a juicer, and if we haven't, we probably know friends, family members, or coworkers who have. Those "into" juicing talk about all the...
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How Does Being Constipated Promote Varicose Veins?
Enlarged varicose veins are not only a cosmetic matter, they can cause aching pain, ulcers, burning, and cramping to varying degrees, and in some cases, more serious complications. The etiology of varicose veins can be multifactorial, says the...
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Using Diet to Prevent and Treat Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids — although more than 75% of Americans are affected at some point in their lives, hemorrhoids aren't exactly a topic that everyone enjoys discussing. If you're looking for relief, you'll be glad to know that eating a diet rich in fiber can...
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