A 39-year-old member asked:
what are some good detoxes to get better digestion?
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Dr. Charles Cattano answered
Gastroenterology 39 years experience
NO, don't do it!!!: This has been addressed many times on healthtap, and the repeated answer is: don't cleanse! it doesn't matter whether the snake oil (sorry "detox cleanse") you choose is "organic" or not--there is no enduring value to "cleansing" your gut or "detoxing" your liver/body without a doctor's advice. What toxins anyway? Rather, there is considerable risk to your health in using these unproven products.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Is there a natural remedy for slow digestion?
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Dr. Ali Yazdy answered
Specializes in Gastroenterology
Yes: High fiber and balanced diet.
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Should II take HCl to help with digestion?
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Dr. Robert Kwok answered
Pediatrics 33 years experience
No: A normal stomach makes large amounts of acid, at the correct time, in regulated quantities, and stops acid release when acid is no longer needed. A person taking tiny amounts of acid would find no extra benefit, but a person taking larger amounts of acid would burn his mouth, throat, and esophagus (bad things!). Someone with achlorhydria (lack of acid) can ask his gastroenterologist for advice.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
What are some of the chemicals like HCl that regulate digestion?
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Dr. Charles Cattano answered
Gastroenterology 39 years experience
Not a simple answer: First of all, hcl doesn't regulate digestion, it just facilitates conversion of pepsinogen to pepsin.
However, regulation of digestion is incredibly complex as mediated by nerve signal interplay locally within the gut, centrally with the brain, along with neurotransmitters, hormones, a multitude of chemical signaling and feedback loops that all interact with immune system, food, environment, etc.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
What should I eat to help my digestion?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Probiotics.: Recommend foods that not overly greasy or spicy. Consider probiotics. Lactobacillus bulgaricus, bifantis, lactobacillus gg, bacillus coagulans, bacillus subtilis, lactobacillus salivarius are probiotics which can aid digestive problems.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Can working graveyard shift affect my digestion?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
Pathology 49 years experience
Depends: Do you consistently work the same shift? If you have erratic schedule, that may affect your wellbeing by disturbing the circadian rhythm. If you stay on the same schedule of sleeping and waking, including weekends, you are less likely to be affected adversely.
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