More articles about: Digestive Health
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What Is Hepatitis? Common Types and Treatments Demystified
Learn about types of hepatitis, how to diagnose hepatitis with the aspartate aminotransferase (AST) test and the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) test, and about hepatitis treatment.
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Traveling with IBD: 4 Key Ways to Prepare
An inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) flare up doesn't have to ruin your travel plans. Get advice for traveling with IBD, including a checklist of things to do and bring.
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What to Do After a Liver Disease Diagnosis
Liver disease diagnosis and treatment depend on the type of liver condition. Here are some thoughts on what’s next for treating liver disease conditions.
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The Risk Factors That Mean You Need a Test for Liver Disease
Tests for liver disease include blood function tests or ultrasounds. Baby boomers have a high risk of liver disease and show other liver damage symptoms.
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What Causes Liver Disease? 5 Myths Dispelled
A Michigan Medicine liver specialist debunks common myths about what causes liver damage. Discover what's true and what's not when it comes to liver disease.
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How to Have a Healthy Liver: Try These Two Big (Yet Simple) Lifestyle Changes
Learn what's good (and bad) for your liver and discover how you can maintain or improve your liver health with two simple lifestyle changes.
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What Does the Liver Do, and How Do I Keep Mine Healthy?
Ever wonder what your liver does? Explore the 500 functions of the liver, including what it does for the digestive system, and find ways to keep your liver healthy.
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5 Easy, Low FODMAP Diet Recipes for Every Meal
Low FODMAP recipes to help you stick to your elimination diet for IBS. Check out these easy low FODMAP diet recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner ideas.
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Low FODMAP Diet Recipes
To help you get started with the Low FODMAP diet, Michigan Medicine provides recipes that only include low FODMAP ingredients.
 Holiday foods that leave you feeling bloated, gassy and constipated
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Feeling Bloated, Gassy or Constipated? Easy Adjustments Can Help
Holiday overeating can cause GI problems like feeling bloated, gassy, and constipated. See our tips on how to avoid these GI symptoms before they start.
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Mental Health Therapy Can Help IBS, IBD Patients Manage
U-M psychologist is using cognitive behavioral therapy to help treat GI disorders like irritable bowel syndrome. Learn more about CBT for IBS & IBD treatment.
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A Colon Polyp Primer: Know the Types and Your Risk Factors
Colon and rectal polyps occur in 25 percent of people 50 and older. Learn the different types of colon polyps, colon polyp symptoms, & colon polyp risk factors.
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Diagnosing Fructose Intolerance: Morgan’s Story
What looked like irritable bowel syndrome was actually more complex. How a visit to U-M helped a Michigan student thrive.
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Aging and Digestive Health: 6 Factors to Watch For
As you get older, new stomach symptoms and digestive system disorders can crop up. Here are 6 factors that impact digestive health to watch for as you age.
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4 Things to Know About the Low FODMAP Diet
FODMAP classifies carbohydrates that are poorly absorbed and highly fermentable by gut bacteria. Learn how a low FODMAP diet can ease irritable bowel syndrome.
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