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Gut Solutions by Brenda Watson

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Gut Solutions provides the medical and ‘natural alternative’ approaches to dealing with digestive care conditions and diseases and the information contained in this book empowers you to ask physicians informed and focused questions about digestive health issues.

Here are some excerpts:

“Reflux occurs when the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) malfunctions, allowing the contents of the stomach to flow backwards into the esophagus. Normally, the LES opens to allow food into the stomach; then it closes immediately to prevent that food and digestive secretions from entering the esophagus. In GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disorder), the LES malfunctions, staying open after food has entered the stomach. So, LES weakness causes GERD. But what causes the LES to weaken?”

“Chronic constipation is the top gastrointestinal complaint in the United States. ...Studies suggest that constipation may indirectly cause estrogen to be reabsorbed. With slow transit times, a low-fibre diet and low concentrations of bacteria, there will be resorption of estrogen. Elevated estrogen can give rise to many female problems, including breast, ovarian and uterine cancer.”

"The cause of diverticular disease is not known with certainty, but it is believed that lack of dietary fibre may play a key role, for it has long been noted that diverticular disease is practically non-existent in groups of people who eat high-fibre diets.”

“Dr. Burrill Crohn, for whom the disease is named, is generally credited with first describing Crohn’s disease in 1932. When it was later discovered that any portion of the GI tract could be affected by Crohn’s disease, new names for it cropped up; …enteritis, ileitis, proctitis, colitis, and ileocolitis.”