Digestive Guide

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The Tongue Color Code: What Your Tongue Color and Appearance Indicates

We generally depend on our tongue to let us know if something tastes good or not. Our tongue can also alert us to dangers...

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Causes and Natural Remedies for Malnutrition Due to Poor Digestive Health

Malnutrition is a condition where your body is not getting enough or getting too much of certain nutrients. Our body relies on nutrients from...

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Causes and Natural Remedies for Discolored Urine Due to Poor Digestive Health

Normal urine will be a color that ranges between pale yellow and gold. If there is any abnormal coloring such as hints of red,...

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Causes and Natural Remedies for Fatigue Due to Poor Digestive Health

Fatigue is the medical term used for an overall feeling of low energy and tiredness. It is different from feeling sleepy because when you...

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Weight Loss Metabolic: Causes, Treatments, and When to See Your Doctor

Weight loss can be both intentional and unintentional. You may want to lose weight as part of getting in shape or improving your health, but...

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What Is Flatulence?

It may be embarrassing at times, but the passing of gas or farting (or flatulence) is a natural digestive reaction. It is the term...

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Constipation: Causes, Diagnosis, and Natural Treatments

Your colon is responsible for absorbing water from any residual food as it passes through to be excreted. In doing so, waste is created,...

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Unexplained Weight Loss

Many people lose weight as a way to improve health or as a result of stress. There are also circumstances that cause

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Abdominal Bloating

Abdominal bloating occurs when your stomach fills with either gas or air. A bloated stomach will appear distended and very full. It may also...

Diarrhea

Diarrhea is defined as loose and watery stools combined with an urgent need to empty the bowels. This can last for a few days,...

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Low Stomach Acid

Your stomach produces secretions made from hydrochloric acid, mucus, and several enzymes. Low stomach acid or hypochlorhydria is characterized by a deficiency in hydrochloric...

Lactose Intolerance

Lactose intolerance is very common, with close to 75 percent of the world population being affected. Having lactose intolerance means that eating dairy foods...