October 2012 - Digestive Health Institute

Sweets and Sweeteners – Trick or Treat?
Gallery
Sweets and Sweeteners – Trick or Treat?

Diet and Digestive Health, Fiber, IBS

Sweets and Sweeteners – Trick or Treat?

Most of us adults still remember the fun of trick or treating; Cheap or homemade costumes, kicking through the fall leaves, and especially, eating all those sweets. A delicious sugar high complete with hyperactivity, call it what you want, but we sure loved it. We were too young to appreciate our parents providing advice and [...]

By Norm Robillard|2016-11-05T04:27:48-04:00October 30th, 2012|Diet and Digestive Health, Fiber, IBS|31 Comments

Cystic Fibrosis and Heartburn – Explained
Gallery
Cystic Fibrosis and Heartburn – Explained

acid reflux, Bacteria, cystic fibrosis, Diet and Digestive Health, GERD, Heartburn, SIBO

Cystic Fibrosis and Heartburn – Explained

Why do so many people with cystic fibrosis suffer from heartburn? Approximately eighty percent of people with cystic fibrosis (CF) suffer with chronic heartburn compared to twenty percent in the general population.[i] Up until now, no one has been able to figure out exactly why. What is the connection between cystic fibrosis and heartburn? Fast [...]