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Constipation. Diverticulosis. Polyps. Colorectal cancer. No matter how you slice it, the changes that occur to our bowels as we age aren't exactly most people's idea of good dinner time discussion .
You Age As You Eat: Keeping fibre front of mind
In addition to being high in protein and nutrients, lentils and beans also contain high levels of dietary fibre that can help keep digestive systems regular and healthy into the later stages of life.
What Is Diverticulitis? What Is Diverticular Disease?
What is the difference between diverticulitis, diverticulosis and diverticular disease? 1. Diverticulosis is just the condition of having protruding pouches coming out of the wall of the colon.
Diverticulitis occurs when one or more diverticula in your digestive tract become inflamed or infected.
Keep Your Colon Healthy With Exercise, Healthy Foods
Most adults would rather keep talk about colons behind the bathroom door. Ita s time to talk, says Kim Turgeon, MD, FACP, gastroenterologist in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Health System.
Changing patterns of diverticulitis in the United States
Changing patterns of disease and treatment of diverticulitis in the United States between 1998 and 2005, finds the most recent issue of Annals of Surgery .
Race And Insurance Status Impact Presentation And Treatment Of Diverticulitis
While race may be associated with the level of presentation and mortality for diverticulitis, but insurance status is associated with other aspects of treatment, according to an article released on December 15, ...