Blog Posts in GI Tract

An article published in the journal Nature reports that intestinal stem cell activity is regulated by Calcium signaling. [1] Dietary l-glutamate stimulates intestinal stem cell division and growth by ...

By Nicolas Peters, MD Many people have heard about using probiotics for stomach and intestine problems and, in fact, several studies have shown them to be effective in children for treating viral ...

Fibromyalgia You hurt all over, you have hurt all over for years, and your doctor finally tells you that you have fibromyalgia. Now you are relieved, because your pain actually has a diagnosis – a ...

Rekha Shah, MD, MD(H) We have billions of organisms in our gut and have discovered that they play a huge role in our health. Our gut is essentially outside the body, and comes into contact with food ...

Shelly, 52 years old, developed indigestion and multiple chemical sensitivities 12 years ago. Her symptoms progressed to severe fatigue, and she had constant diarrhea and joint pains. She was then ...