Diagnosing IBS - New Guidelines
NICE otherwise known as the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, have recently released new guidelines in relation to the diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the treatment options for IBS.
What is IBS?
IBS is one of the most common disorders affecting the digestive tract. It can be described as a complex syndrome with a combination of symptoms which can include diarrhoea, constipation or both, along with abdominal pain and bloating. Other symptoms can include mucous...
Faster Hair Growth Products
Hair grows in cycles so that at any one time around 85 to 90 percent of the hair on our head is in the growth phase, known as Anagen, and the other 10 to 15 percent is in the resting phase or Telogen. There are many reasons why hair might stop growing sooner than it should or start to fall out in greater amounts than normal but the two most common types of hair loss or hair thinning that can occur in both men and women are known as Telogen effluvium and Androgenetic alopecia.
Telogen...
Faster Hair Growth Tips
There are a number of factors that can influence how fast your hair can grow and some of these include your diet, your state of health, any medication you're taking, hormonal influences, environmental influences and even your stress levels. Hair growth tends to slow down the older you get so age is also a consideration and of course your genetic blueprint plays a role too. Normal hair growth is therefore very difficult to define as it will vary considerably from person to person but on...
Fish Oil and Bipolar
With the ups and downs that are associated with bipolar disorder (sometimes referenced as manic depressive disorder in more recent times), it's understandable that the patient might want to find a medication that can help to keep things more level. Instead of having the extreme highs and lows, the patient can manage their disorder and live a healthy and normal life. In recent years, the idea of additional medications and natural remedies to handle this diagnosis has been discussed - with...
How To Boost Your Concentration
According to the National Statistics Online website, more children are being diagnosed with attention deficit disorders in the UK and around the world. What's more shocking to many people is that fact that adults too are being seen with these forms of concentration impairment. Is this something that has happened as our modern lives are speeding up or perhaps are we all suffering from some sort of nutritional deficit that might be causing these issues to occur? This is the question that many...
IBS and the role of serotonin
Some types of anti-depressants when prescribed at a low dose have been found to offer relief to some people with IBS even when depression is not a feature. Although the exact mechanisms involved are not completely understood, it is believed that altering serotonin levels can have a positive effect on the digestive system. Before we look at why, we should clarify what IBS actually is.
What is IBS?
IBS or irritable bowel syndrome is a complex disorder which manifests itself in a combination of...
Omega 3 fish oil EPA and chronic fatigue syndrome
Omega 3 fish oil EPA and chronic fatigue syndrome
Copyright 2005 David McEvoy
Since the release of a book called beat chronic fatigue the natural way many people are turning to the natural substance omega 3, and in particular pure ethyl epa to help treat the debilitating condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome.
WHAT IS CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME?
We all get tired. Many of us have felt depressed at times. But the mystery known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is not like the normal ups...
The link between IBS and allergies
Despite the fact that IBS is the most common gastro-intestinal disorder seen by gastroenterologists today, very little is actually known about what causes it. Recently, however, researchers at Rush university in Chicago discovered that a significant number of people with allergic or atopic conditions such as rhinitis, asthma and eczema also have symptoms of IBS and found a clear link between IBS and allergies. This of course could have implications in the future regarding possible treatment...
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