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Potential side effects of eating bananas. Blood sugar spikes. Bananas contain carbohydrates, which are essential for the body. But, for those monitoring blood sugars and/or with a type of diabetes ...
Specialty. Gastroenterology. Flatulence is the expulsion of gas from the intestines via the anus, commonly referred to as farting. "Flatus" is the medical word for gas generated in the stomach or bowels. [1] A proportion of intestinal gas may be swallowed environmental air, and hence flatus is not entirely generated in the stomach or bowels.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by a group of symptoms that commonly include abdominal pain, abdominal bloating and changes in the consistency of bowel movements. [1] These symptoms may occur over a long time, sometimes for years. [2] IBS can negatively affect quality of life and may result ...
Ripening is a process in fruits that causes them to become more palatable. In general, fruit becomes sweeter, less green, and softer as it ripens. Even though the acidity of fruit increases as it ripens, the higher acidity level does not make the fruit seem tarter. This effect is attributed to the Brix-Acid Ratio. [1]
Medications that can cause bloating. There are many types of medications that can lead to or worsen constipation, a key cause of bloating, says Dr. Lee. Here are some, but not all, of the most ...
Inflammation is a natural process that helps your body protect itself from illness, injury and stress. But when inflammation becomes chronic, it can have harmful effects on your body, including ...
Resistant starch. A specially developed strain of barley, high in resistant starch. Resistant starch (RS) is starch, including its degradation products, that escapes from digestion in the small intestine of healthy individuals. [1][2] Resistant starch occurs naturally in foods, but it can also be added as part of dried raw foods, or used as an ...
Gastroenterology, immunology. Food intolerance is a detrimental reaction, often delayed, to a food, beverage, food additive, or compound found in foods that produces symptoms in one or more body organs and systems, but generally refers to reactions other than food allergy. Food hypersensitivity is used to refer broadly to both food intolerances ...