Sentences with phrase «food absorption problems»

Ed's blood was loaded with yeast that had compromised his remaining intestine, causing all kinds of allergies and digestion / food absorption problems.

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If the baby is still failing to thrive other causes should be investigated — is the baby anemic, are there any gut infections or other diseases, or congenital problems that prevent proper absorption of food?

A protein found in wheat, barley, and rye (and countless food products — like bread and pasta — that contain those grains), gluten gradually damages the intestines of people with celiac disease, preventing the absorption of vitamins and minerals and setting off a slew of related health problems, which can include fatigue and bad skin.

Modern diets high in processed grains and low in nutrient dense fats and minerals may increase the likelihood of nutrient absorption problems and make it even more important to reduce phytic acid levels in food.

Problems in the small intestine can quickly lead to nutrient deficiencies and food absorption issues.

• Sugar feeds cancer cells and has been connected with the development of cancer of the breast, ovaries, prostate, rectum, pancreas, lung, gallbladder and stomach.2 - 6 • Sugar can increase fasting levels of glucose and can cause reactive hypoglycemia.7 • Sugar can cause many problems with the gastrointestinal tract, including an acidic digestive tract, indigestion, malabsorption in patients with functional bowel disease, increased risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.8 - 12 • Sugar can interfere with your absorption of protein.13 • Sugar can cause food allergies.14 • Sugar contributes to obesity.15

While this issue of diet and physical degeneration remains perennial throughout the history of human agriculture, the problem stabilizes and begins to reverse as early farming societies discovered the importance of using food preparation techniques such as fermentation, to increase digestibility and nutrient absorption.

Additionally, absorption issues due to GI problems may limit the availability of selenium from food sources.

If we eat them with a fermented food, such as sour pickles, which is very rich in probiotics, you will get a few immediate benefits, you will ease the stomach problems associated with prebiotics, you will provide additional prebiotic fiber for the probiotics to feed on, and as a result of the two, you will increase the protein absorption from the beans.

you have to optimize digestion and absorption of foods, any problems with digestion will cause excess estrogen uptake and conversion.

You've also learned that the consequence of these problems can be gut discomfort, poor food absorption (especially while exercising in the heat), lots of bathroom stops, feeling of extreme tiredness, and trouble focusing or getting motivated.

One problem with a lack of bowel is that transit time of the food in greatly decreased so no doubt that's what she is referring to when she states how little time she has for absorption so she has probably been told to eat items with very high calorie density to get as many calories as possible during this short time.

Celiac disease causes improper absorption of gluten containing foods, causing a whole array of potential health problems.

Gut problems often impair nutrient absorption, so eating nourishing foods and supplementing will be even more important for you than most.

I am 54 years of age with an absorption problem, but I know from experience the best way to get your calcium and K2 is the food way.

What this means is that each time the food is consumed, more undigested food particles build up in the body causing additional problems with our digestion and absorption and add to the additional burden we already have on our immune system.

Since the problem is in the digestion and absorption of proteins and carbs, providing dog food that comes with easily digestible proteins and carbs should help minimize the incidence of stomach upsets.

This is a very broad category of problems that is characterized by a failure in the digestion and / or absorption of certain types of foods based on their nutrient composition.

This would normally not be a problem, except with the types of dry food we feed our dogs now - a-days, the potential for water absorption of the kibble is greatly enhanced, thus distending the stomach rapidly.

Cats, like us humans, can suffer from intestinal inflammation due to grains or other allergens which reduces nutrient absorption (Food sensitivity in cats with chronic idiopathic gastrointestinal problems.

Digestive problems in dogs can affect the intestines and stomach, plus alter the passage through the digestive track and reduce the absorption and digestion of food.

Veterinarians usually request blood folate and cobalamin level test on your pet when they suspect that it might have intestinal (small intestine) nutrient absorption problems (doesn't «digest» its food well).

If a cat has abnormal absorption or a gastrointestinal disease, or is being fed nutritionally inadequate home - cooked food or unbalanced «people» food, the problem may show up either as vomiting or diarrhea or as skin disease.