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Traditional Naturopath & Functional Medicine Holistic Doctor San Diego Hi, I’m Dr Gaila and I help patient who suffer with belly pain, bloating and constipation and many other health conditions.Read more
Effect of a serotonin precursor and uptake inhibitor in anxiety disorders; a double-blind comparison of 5-hydroxytryptophan, clomipramine and placebo. Kahn RS, Westenberg HG, Verhoeven WM, Gispen-de Wied CC, Kamerbeek WD. Source Department of Biological Psychiatry, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Abstract A double-blind placebo-controlled study of 5-HTP and clomipramine wasRead more
In double-blind, head-to-head comparison study, investigators compared 200 mg of oral L-theanine with 1 mf alpazolam (XanaxÒ), an anti-anxiety drug that is usually taken in only .25 to .50 mg doses. Results: theanine, but not alprazolem or the placebo, induced relaxing effects that were evident at the initial measurement ofRead more
L-theanine may alleviate anxiety by inhibiting the barrage of brain excitation associated with anxiety states, according to a study published in the January 2007 “Biological Psychology” journal. The experiment was carried out by using an arithmetic test to induce anxiety in the study participants, who took L-theanine at the startRead more
Multiple food hypersensitivity as a cause of refractory chronic constipation in adults. Carroccio A, Di Prima L, Iacono G, Florena AM, D’Arpa F, Sciumè C, Cefalù AB, Noto D, Averna MR. Source Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Palermo, Italy. Abstract Chronic constipation that is unresponsive to laxative treatment is aRead more
s Bifidobacterium breve effective in the treatment of childhood constipation? Results from a pilot study MM Tabbers*, I de Milliano, MG Roseboom and MA Benninga Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children’s Hospital/Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Nutrition Journal 2011, 10:19 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-19 © 2011 Tabbers et al; licenseeRead more
Association between dietary fiber, water and magnesium intake and functional constipation among young Japanese women Guarantor: S Sasaki. Contributors: KM was involved in the study designing, data collection K Murakami1, S Sasaki1, H Okubo2, Y Takahashi1, Y Hosoi1, M Itabashi1 and and the Freshmen in Dietetic Courses Study II GroupRead more
On : 13 March, 2013
In : Allergy , Celiac Disease , Constipation , Gluten Sensitivity , Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Infant nutritional factors and functional constipation in childhood: the Generation R study. Kiefte-de Jong JC, Escher JC, Arends LR, Jaddoe VW, Hofman A, Raat H, Moll HA. Source Department of the Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Abstract OBJECTIVES: Food allergy and celiac disease may leadRead more
Intolerance of Cow’s Milk and Chronic Constipation in Children Giuseppe Iacono, M.D., Francesca Cavataio, M.D., Giuseppe Montalto, M.D., Ada Florena, M.D., Mario Tumminello, M.D., Maurizio Soresi, M.D., Alberto Notarbartolo, M.D., and Antonio Carroccio, M.D. N Engl J Med 1998; 339 We performed a double-blind, crossover study comparing cow’s milk withRead more
In a pilot study involving 20 children (average age of 7.4 years) with constipation, daily supplementation with a probiotic (100 million to 1 billion colony forming units of Bifidobacterium breve) for four weeks was found to significantly increase the frequency of bowel movements. Children who began the study with anRead more
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2010;19(4):451-7. Kiwifruit Improves Bowel Function in Patients with IBS Constipation Chang CC, Lin YT, Lu YT, Liu YS, Liu JF. Source School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical Uni-versity, Taipei 110, Taiwan. liujenfa@tmu.edu.tw Abstract Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional disorder ofRead more
