Digestive Health

My husband has celiac sprue, which is hard for me to cook for. If you have any information on this, I would like to have it. He can't have anything with wheat, oat, rye or barley. Celiac sprue results in a permanent intolerance to gluten, which is the structural protein component of wheat, barley, and...

I breastfed my daughter until she was six months old. Then I switched her to 2% milk. She had bad cramps and diarrhea. Her doctor did lots of tests on her after she was taken off milk. He also gave her a calcium supplement. She was four years old last summer and can now...

I recently read in a magazine about ProFibe. I am having a lot of difficulties locating it in the natural food stores. Can you give me any ideas on where to locate it? Thank you very much. Haven't a clue. My question is why do you want to use it? What are the reported benefits?...

I have thought of another substance that I am wondering about:stearoyl-2-lactylate sounds suspiciously like some kind of milk derivative. Would this be a problem for me? Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate is a food additive approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is manufactured from two acids, not milk. It is a calcium salt and used...

I have been undergoing treatment for diverticulitis and my doctor's office gave me a "high fiber diet" (a list of eight food categories) in which it stated to include a cup of nuts a day. Even I know better than that. I have checked around with several bookstores, etc. and I can't seem to...

I like 2% milk and my doctor told me to switch to skim milk because I'm on a low cholesterol diet, I don't like skim milk. It looks blue and watered down. Isn't 2% milk OK to drink? I have only one glass a day. You should follow your doctor's advice and switch to skim...

I am a dietetic technician in a convalescent hospital. An anti-dumping diet has been prescribed and it has been a long while since I have worked with one. Can you refresh my memory for me? Thank you in advance. Anti-dumping nutrition therapy is for persons with partial to total gastrectomies (stomach partially or totally removed)...

My wife is having problems with irritable bowel syndrome and has been tested for everything and nothing is helping. Could you recommend a diet, herbs or something to help? First, I would suggest she continue to see a doctor so that the cause may be found and treated. As to a diet, until active symptoms subside...

I constantly suffer from canker sores. Every time I bite my lip, go to the dentist, jab myself with the toothbrush, I inevitably end up with one. I've tried everything: lysine supplements, zinc, vitamin C, yogurt and antibiotics from my doctor when they get unbearable. These things may lessen the severity, but nothing really...

Have there ever been any studies done on problems with digestion after gallbladder removal? If so, could you direct me to this information? No studies come to mind and I searched a few references as well. Fat and fiber tolerance varies among individuals after gallbladder removal. Food tolerance ranges from the same foods offending to...