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http://www.aboutgimotility.org/site/about-gi-motility/digestive-tract/normal-movements-of-the-digestive-tract by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:41pm The esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine are the main regions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Gut motility is the term given to the stretching and contractions of the muscles in the GI tract. The synchronized contraction of these muscles is called peristalsis. These movements enable food to progress along the digestive tract while Read on »

Bleeding in the Digestive Tract by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm not be serious, but locating the source of bleeding is important. The digestive or gastrointestinal (GI) tract includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine or colon... Bleeding in the digestive tract is a symptom of a disease rather than a disease itself. Bleeding can occur as the result of a number of different conditions, some Read on »

Serious Medicine for the Paralytic Care of Digestive Tract Paralysis by Jim Pinkerton Posted Tue 13 Oct 2009 10:05pm themselves in the same boat--so the sooner we all realize that commonality, the better! Here is Mr. Smith's article, “Serious Medicine for the Paralytic Care of Digestive Tract Paralysis”: The five million Americans suffering from digestive tract paralysis have been awaiting the revolution in medical technology that transformed the care of diseases Read on »

Gas in the Digestive Tract by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:39pm . Most people produce about 1 to 4 pints a day and pass gas about 14 times a day. The digestive tract. Gas is made primarily of odorless vapors—carbon dioxide, oxygen... will help most people find relief. What causes gas? Gas in the digestive tract—the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine—comes from two sources Read on »

Standing Up to the Paralysis of Care for the Paralytic Diseases of the Digestive Tract by Jim Pinkerton Posted Wed 21 Oct 2009 10:07pm elements in their struggle, too. We all have an interest in a Serious Medicine Strategy. Standing Up to the Paralysis of Care for the Paralytic Diseases of the Digestive Tract by Michael Smith In Part I, we discussed the key issue for patients suffering from paralysis of the digestive tract; namely, not the inability of medical science to offer treatments Read on »

Cleansing your digestive tract and energizing your cellular energy with the help of some living foods by Mike Adams. by SimpleSolution2HealthyAgain Posted Wed 24 Feb 2010 7:26am greatly improves the overall taste of the recipe. It also improves digestion of the minerals in the vegetables (you need an acidic digestive environment to absorb minerals). • Blackberries also have a powerful anti-cancer effect through your entire digestive tract, from your mouth and gums down through your colon. • Parsley is a super Read on »

Vascular lesions of the gastrointestinal tract by Jan Posted Thu 11 Feb 2010 12:00am Vascular lesions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract include arterio-venous malformations as angiodysplasia and Dieulafoy's lesion, venous ectasias (multiple phlebectasias and haemorroids), teleangiectasias which can be associated with hereditary hemorrhagic teleangiectasia (HHT), Turner's syndrome and systemic sclerosis, haemangioma's, angiosarcoma's Read on »

How's your gastro-intestinal tract? by Ann H. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 2:43pm Bowel movements - not a very 'sexy' subject for a blog posting, I know, but I couldn't resist reading an article entitled ' What your bowel movements are telling you about your health ' and I'm betting that you're tempted to read it too... Am I right? Read on »

A Day In the Life of Tony’s Gastrointestinal Tract, Part II by Tony G. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 08 Oct 2009 10:00pm in the life of my gastrointestinal tract. If people are interested, I could always show what a non-training day looks like, but I don’t know if I want to bore you that much. Read on »

A Day In the Life of Tony’s Gastrointestinal Tract by Tony G. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 06 Oct 2009 10:00pm I had no idea what I was going to write today. Honestly, when you’ve been blogging for as long as I have (close to three years now), the fact that I’m able to somehow come up with ideas on a daily basis even amazes me. More remarkable still, is the fact that people want to read what I have to say; albeit I know half my readers only come back ... Read on »