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☆ What’s the Best Way to Treat I.B.S.?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Alice Callahan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common and perplexing conditions gastroenterologists treat. It affects an estimated 6 percent of people in the United States, with more women diagnosed than men, and causes symptoms so debilitating they can be hard to ignore, including abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea and constipation. Scientists don’t know exactly what causes I.B.S., and there is no cure, so the condition is often difficult to manage. But a new study, published today in the journal The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, offers clues for how best to find relief. The telltale symptoms of I.B.S.

Persons: Brian Lacy Organizations: Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Locations: United States, Jacksonville, Fla, Bloating

☆ The Top Cause of Alcohol-Related Deaths Can Go Undetected for Years
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Dana G. Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Alcohol-related liver disease is the leading cause of death from excessive drinking — and while it’s curable in the earliest stages, many people don’t realize they have it until it’s too late to reverse. Death rates are highest in men and adults aged 50 to 64, though they are increasing more quickly among women and younger adults. And, she added, “we’re seeing that for the first time in this country, women are drinking as much as men.”What is alcohol-related liver disease? The first stage of the illness is fatty liver disease, or steatosis. In the second stage, excessive alcohol consumption activates the body’s immune system, causing inflammation in the liver.

Persons: it’s, ”, Jessica Mellinger Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, “, gastroenterology, hepatology, University of Michigan Medical Locations: United States

☆ What is Peptic Ulcer Disease?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Dani Blum | More About Dani Blum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

What is peptic ulcer disease? Around 5 to 10 percent of the general global population will develop peptic ulcers at some point in their lives, but many patients are asymptomatic. What causes peptic ulcer disease? A bacteria called Helicobacter pylori is a major cause of peptic ulcer disease cases. Another common cause of peptic ulcers is medications known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, like those that bring down a fever or relieve joint pain — think aspirin, naproxen and ibuprofen.

Persons: Scott Gabbard, Harold J, Boutte, Gabbard, It’s, Amy Oxentenko, Mark Pochapin Organizations: Cleveland Clinic, Northwestern Medicine, Mayo Clinic, gastroenterology, NYU Langone Health

☆ How often should you poop?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Everyone poops, but it turns out we don’t all need to poop every day. It’s helpful to know what your poop looks like in addition to just how often you poop. But if you’re excessively straining when trying to poop or feeling like you haven’t totally emptied your bowel, you may need to make changes to either poop more often or have healthier stool quality, experts said. But if we’re stressed, hormones and nervous system changes can prevent poop from moving toward the rectum, resulting in constipation. But don’t delay — the right time to poop is when you’re feeling the urge to do so, experts said.

Persons: Folasade, “, ’ ”, Michael Camilleri, ”, Trisha Pasricha, ” Camilleri, you’re, Pasricha, May, Camilleri, —, we’re Organizations: CNN, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, gastroenterology, hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Food and Drug Administration, kiwis Locations: Los Angeles, Minnesota, Massachusetts

Austin Johnson in August 2019 when his eyes and skin had turned yellow from liver disease caused by years of heavy drinking. Courtesy Austin JohnsonCirrhosis or severe liver disease used to be something that mostly struck people in middle age, or older. “We’re definitely seeing younger and younger patients coming in with what we previously thought was advanced liver disease seen in patients only in their middle age, 50s and 60s,” said Mellinger. Since 2018, Mellinger, and doctors at the Michigan Alcohol Improvement program provide psychiatrists and addiction specialists to patients with liver disease. The yellow color in his skin and eyes — a symptom of severe liver disease — has disappeared.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence COVID-19 vaccines cause ‘turbo cancer’
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A video in which a Canadian doctor claims that COVID-19 vaccines cause so-called “turbo cancer” is not based on facts, according to five experts who spoke to Reuters. He claimed that COVID-19 vaccines damage the immune systems of recipients and cause aggressive new cancers, as well as flare-ups in those in remission from the disease. During the same period, the charity estimated that 30,000 fewer people began their cancer treatment compared to 2019 (here). Reuters has previously addressed claims where COVID-19 vaccines have been falsely linked to weakening the immune system (here), and causing cancer (here and here). Five experts told Reuters that there is no evidence to suggest COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer, nor so-called “turbo cancer,” but said a drop in screenings during the pandemic may have led to rise in cancers first detected at their later stages.

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