Digestive System — My Health

Drowsiness and Tiredness Because of Water Inadequacy

According to water experts, lack of water is one of causes of daytime fatigue and exhaustion that can cause short of breath, stomachache, numbness and unreasonable anxiousness.

Drowsiness can be an important sign that our body is lacking of water. Water is needed for digestion process and metabolism.

A study from Tufts University found that mild dehydration (loosing one to two percent of body weight) can impair thinking. Full-blown dehydration on the other hand can cause electrolytes imbalance in body especially in sodium and potassium. These electrolytes aid muscles and heart function.

07-04-2011 by Drali @mesrahealth

category: Dietary - Nutrition, Digestive System

Herb That Stimulate Detoxification: Milk Thistle

The most frequent advices that you may heard on how to maintain good health are to eat healthily and in balance and also by maintaining an active lifestyles, which is often accomplished by exercising. These advices are very practical, effective and did not require high cost.

by Drali @mesrahealth

category: Dietary - Nutrition, Digestive System

Baby Vomiting: 50 Percent of Infants Experience Reflux

Baby Vomiting: 50 Percent of Infants Experience Reflux A baby vomiting after feeding experience a food channel problem called ‘gastro-esophageal reflux (GER)’. This situation happens when food or milk in the stomach flows back into the oesophagus or the food channel which connects the mouth part and the stomach.

This reflux can happen after or when the baby eats. In the lower part of the food channel before it meet the stomach, there is a spiral muscle which controls the food travel so that the foods eaten cannot flow back from the stomach. This spiral muscle is called ‘lower oesophageal spincter’.

11-11-2008 by Drali @mesrahealth

category: Children's Heath, Digestive System

Children Food Poisoning; Things that You Should Do

Food poisoning is a type of gastroenteritis caused by food which has been contaminated by poison, usually bacteria. Depending to the poison’s type, abdominal spasm, fever, vomiting and diarrhoea will happen within 3 to 24 hours. If food has been contaminated by bacteria, bacteria will produce a poison which is known as toxin. Toxin provides a direct impact to intestinal layer and causes inflammation. There are various types of bacteria causing food poisoning but the usual ones are salmonella, shigella, staphylococcus and E. coli are a major cause of food poisoning among babies, especially babies who bottle suckling.

02-03-2008 by Drali @mesrahealth

category: Children's Heath, Digestive System

Gallstones – The Silent Stones

gallstones Gallstones The Silent Stones Liver produces bile – a chocolate green colored liquid containing bile salt, fat liquid, cholesterol and other chemical materials.

This emulsion kept in the gall-bladder until it is required to digest fats in your small intestine. When eating, your gall bladder would contract and releases bile through sistic duct and enter ordinary bile duct.

This bile duct then will bring the bile to the top small intestine (duodenum) where there it will first break fats in your food.

02-02-2008 by Drali @mesrahealth

category: Digestive System, Gallstone, Stones