Tag: bowel
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Constipation: Its Causes, and The Natural Remedies In Your Kitchen
Constipation is a medical term that represents a reduction in bowel movement or difficulty passing stool. While it technically depicts having fewer than three bowel movements a week, a person is considered to be constipated when a bowel movement results in the passage of small amounts of hard, dry stool. Affecting about 4 million people…
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5 Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome To Look Out For
When moving your bowels becomes an emergency every time you have to use the restroom, that’s a clear indicator that you may have Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). A common disorder, IBS, affects the large intestine, causing considerable pain, cramping and diarrhea or constipation, and other symptoms. Managing the symptoms with diet and medication is the…
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Screening For Bowel Cancer Can Cut Death Risk By Almost Half
According to the World Cancer Research Fund, as of 2018, bowel cancer (also referred to as colorectal cancer) continues to be the third most common cancer worldwide, after lung and breast cancer (1). Both Australia and the United States have high rates of bowel cancer in the world, with the World Health Organization putting the…