Your pancreas plays a vital role in helping turn the food you eat into energy. It produces and secretes the enzymes your digestive system uses to break down food for absorption, as well as the hormone insulin that helps transport glucose (energy) from your blood into your cells.
Read MoreSome of the most common digestive symptoms reported included diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. The May 2020 study found that those patients experiencing digestive symptoms also had increased liver enzyme levels.
Read MoreFor some people, it’s easy to spot blood in the stool. You may see bright red drops of blood in the toilet bowl after a bowel movement or notice a smear of blood on the toilet paper after you wipe.
Read MoreYour liver is one of the largest organs in your body, weighing in at three pounds. Its primary jobs are to filter and process the blood that comes from your digestive system, store energy, and make specialized proteins.
Read MoreThough both conditions are chronic and affect quality of life, there are marked differences between IBS and IBD, and you can’t determine which condition you have based on your symptoms alone.
Read MoreThough alcoholism is one of the most common causes of liver disease, excessive use of alcohol also increases your risk of pancreatitis.
Read MoreAccording to the American Cancer Society, more than 150,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2020. Though colorectal screenings are on the rise…
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