Anal Fissure

Posted by sunilkaul on Mon, 05 Jul 2010

An anal fissure is a crack or tear in the skin of the anal canal.  If acute they may cause severe  pain during and after defecation but with chronic fissures pain intensity is often less.Anal fissure ...

What Are The Noisy Sounds You Hear From Your Stomach?

Posted by Dr.Trupti on Mon, 27 Dec 2010

The noisy sounds coming from the stomach are caused due to muscular contractions of gastrointestinal tract (GI tract). These contractions move the contents of the stomach and intestines in a downward ...

Switching over to baby food diet.

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Mon, 27 Dec 2010

These days it has become a craze to switch over to baby food diet to fight the battle of bulge. Well, it’s one of the newest diet fads to hit Hollywood and is fast catching up in India too. A baby foo...

Fruits to Relieve Constipation

Posted by Dr.Trupti on Thu, 10 Feb 2011

A healthy person should have bowel movement at least once a day. Constipation is a serious condition that can cause hemorrhoids, anal fissures or rectal bleeding. So if you are constipated do not negl...

Is your child weak and lethargic?

Posted by Lakshmi Gopal on Thu, 31 Mar 2011

My cousin spent her entire childhood and growing-up years in a house built by my grandfather in 1937. That house was re-painted every three years until her family moved to a flat, where they used a ca...

Health Benefits of Blueberries

Posted by Dr.Trupti on Fri, 15 Apr 2011

Antioxidant property- Blueberries have the highest antioxidant properties among all the fruits. Blueberries are rich in vitamin C, vitamin B, vitamin A, copper, selenium, zinc and iron which helps boo...

More to know about Amala (Emblica officinalis)

Posted by akburnwal on Sat, 21 May 2011

Amla is rich in natural vitamin C.Amla has cooling, diuretic and laxative properties.It helps in cleansing the mouth, and strengthens teeth and bones.It increases the red blood cell count and helps to...

Drugs for Chronic Constipation

Posted by santhoshed83 on Wed, 07 Mar 2012

DEFENITION: Chronic constipation is condition in which no frequent bowel movements, typically fewer than three stools per week. With constipation, stools are typically hard, dry and small in size and ...

The Magic of Ginger

Posted by Lakshmi Gopal on Fri, 09 Mar 2012

Ginger helps you digest all that you eat. The tuber has been used since times immemorial in India as a part of daily food in curries, chutneys and teas. Raw ginger is crushed, pounded or sliced, and c...

Pain killer medications have certain adverse effects

Posted by jahnaviabhi on Fri, 21 Sep 2012

Pain killers are usually used to get relief from pain. These medications might cause problems to the general health and even the specific organs in the body. There are several pain killer medications ...