Author name: Digestive Disease Consultants of Orange County

People who eat quickly and eat until they are full have three times the risk of becoming overweight than those who do not, according to a recent study published on the British Medical Journal. The authors attributed the change in eating behaviors to increased availability of larger amounts of inexpensive food, fast food, fewer families […]

Until recently, celiac disease was thought to be a rare disease. Studies now show that as many as 3 million people in the U.S. may have celiac disease. People with celiac disease have intolerance to a protein called gluten (mostly contained in wheat, barley and rye), which when ingested damages the small intestine, causing problems

Researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, have taken a new approach to ease irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): through meditation and yoga. Susan A. Gaylord and her colleagues at UNC randomly picked and assigned 75 women with IBS into two groups: one group to undergo “mindfulness” training while the other group attended support

Our digestive system is made up of the esophagus, stomach, the intestines (both small and large), the rectum and the anus. These organs comprise the digestive tract. The digestive process begins at the moment we place food in our mouth and start chewing. Just like any other bodily system, our digestive system is also prone

We eat every day. In fact, most of us do it several times a day. For the fortunate ones, they get to enjoy eating at least three times a day. But how long does our body take it to break down and digest the food that we eat? Take time to read this article and

Have you seen the animated film Osmosis Jones? It’s about a white blood cell named Osmosis Jones who is a police officer in Frank’s body. The story follows Osmosis, who is trying to track and hunt down Thrax — a very powerful virus who claims that “Ebola is a case of dandruff compared to me!”

Our digestive system is one of the many functional systems in our body, along with the nervous and circulatory systems. The digestive system is made up of the intestinal tract, canals and organs that aid in the digestion of the food you eat. The longest part of the digestive system is the tube that starts

Japanese researchers proved in a recent investigation the link between a common germ and cancer. In their landmark study, germ elimination greatly reduced the risk of tumor recurrence after stomach cancer surgery. Also a cause of peptic ulcer, the culprit known as Helicobacter pylori is believed to cause malignancy of the stomach.  The researchers evaluated cancer recurrence

Researchers say that in the United States, there are approximately 47 million adults who have metabolic syndrome — and the number is increasing. This is a set of risk factors that increases the likelihood of diabetes, heart disease and stroke.  The risk factors that comprise metabolic syndrome are: abdominal obesity, abnormal cholesterol levels (high triglycerides,