Do gallstones always need treatment?
Gallstones are small, hardened deposits - usually made of cholesterol or bilirubin (a waste product from the breakdown of red blood cells) - that form in the gallbladder, which stores bile to help digest fat. Many people have “silent” gallstones that never cause symptoms and are noticed on imaging scans done for other reasons. These stones can be left alone.
Source: Harvard Health Publishing
How Can You Live Without Your Pancreas?
Living without a pancreas is possible by taking medications and changing your lifestyle, such as modifying your diet. While surgery to remove the pancreas can address serious health issues, it often leads to challenges that require ongoing management.
Source: Verywell Health
The dos and don`ts of managing diverticular disease
Stay away from nuts and seeds, and don't eat popcorn - that's what doctors said years ago if you had diverticulosis, a condition marked by tiny pouches (diverticula) that develop in the lining of the colon. The thinking was that bits of food could get stuck in those pouches and cause inflammation or infection (which is called diverticulitis).
Source: Harvard Health Publishing
Celiac disease (non-tropical sprue)
Celiac disease (also called non-tropical sprue, celiac sprue, gluten intolerance, and gluten-sensitive enteropathy) is an intestinal disorder in which the body cannot tolerate gluten. Gluten is a natural protein in many grains, including wheat, barley, rye, and oats.
Source: Harvard Health Publishing
Another way to manage GERD
If you're living with gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD (in which stomach acid periodically flows back up into the esophagus, causing heartburn and other symptoms), you know that managing this long-term condition takes a comprehensive approach: lifestyle changes, like losing weight and avoiding certain foods may be all you need to do.
Source: Harvard Health Publishing
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