Morning bowel movements are often a sign of a healthy digestive system. How Long:“For someone with a healthy digestive system, passing a bowel movement is typically quick and effortless, taking just a few minu
What makes your poop brown in color is the mix of dead red blood cells (RBCs) and bacterial waste in your bowels. The bile juice in your gut usually has a yellowish-green color, but the bacteria present in the intestines will add color to the bile juice making it brown. The same bact...
A stoma is an opening in your belly's wall that a surgeon makes in order for waste to leave your body if you can't have a bowel movement through your rectum. You might get one if you have surgery to remove or bypass part of your large intestine (colonand rectum) and can't havebow...
A sign of a blocked tear duct is a yellow sticky discharge in one or both of your newborn's eyes. Your newborn's pediatrician may show you how to massage your newborn's tear ducts to unplug them. Do not massage your newborn's tear ducts unless his or her pediatrician says it is ...
If you’re curious about regulating your bowel health, a simple way to remember is the acronym FEW: fiber, exercise, and water. Increasing the amount of fiber you have in your diet increases the bulk of your stools, and makes your poops smooth and silky. ...
A possible sign of a blocked tear duct is a yellow sticky discharge in one or both of your baby's eyes. Your baby's pediatrician may show you how to massage your baby's tear ducts to unplug them.How do I care for my baby's fingernails and toenails?
We were talking about what we were trying to do. Leslie was working on increasing quality and decreasing suffering – what makes us (patients and providers in the healthcare system) do better. I was thinking about the complexities of the interactions of people with the system. “If anyone ca...
Most ostomy bags have a one or two-piece pouching system: One-piece pouching system: The ostomy bag and the skin barrier are one thing. Two-piece pouching system: The skin barrier (also called a flange or landing zone) comes separate from the ostomy bag. The sticky part goes on your...
When you peel off those first newborn-sized diapers, you'll be confronted with something that looks like sticky, greenish-black tar. This is your newborn's first bowel movement,known as meconium, which is a mixture of amniotic fluid, bile, mucus, lanugo, skin cells, and more.1 ...
In contrast,eating more plant-proteins was linked with lower mortality and lower risk of disease.This is not the first study to find this link! In fact, eating more plant proteins is associated with lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels and makes insulin work better. In addition, substitu...