Joanne Keenan Joanne is a writer on the Dogs Naturally Content Team. For 20 years, she’s been committed to maintaining a multi-dog household reared on raw meat, whole foods and good manners. She coined “chew factor” as her method to keep her first puppy pair occupied by chewing on fr...
Sabrina is an editorial assistant for Women’s Health. When she’s not writing, you can find her running, training in mixed martial arts, or reading. Medically reviewed by Mary Jane Minkin, MD Gynecologist Mary Jane Minkin, MD, is a practicing gynecologist with a special interest in menopause...
Treatment for Urethral Obstruction First of all, there are no safe and effective first aid steps that you can or should perform at home for a blocked cat. DO NOT attempt to express their bladder yourself. You may cause it to rupture, which can lead to severe complications. For your cat ...
Severe abdominal pain Stool that is black or tarry Unexplained weight loss If you have IBS and have had diarrhea for more than two weeks, it's important to tell your provider. You may need a different strategy to manage loose stools from IBS, or it may not be IBS that's causing your ...
In the present study, we aimed to determine whether the mental state of FMT donor rats would influence the therapeutic benefits of FMT after SCI. Rats who displayed naturally reduced baseline activity levels and increased anxiety-like behaviour (referred to as anxious donors) were selected as FMT...
naturally present in mothers’ milk. More importantly, breastfeeding promotes the implantation of Bifidobacteria thanks to the richness and high diversity of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), which are uniquely metabolized by the bacteria. In a virtuous circle, endogenous synthesis of secretory IgA (...
Constipation:The colon is the final chance for probiotics to do their job. If you’ve starved them of the fiber they live on, you’ll have too small of a colony to keep your stools soft and moving. Irritable Bowel Syndrome:The most common GI disorder in the world, this painful disease...
Q: Like many, I suffer from PMS symptoms and would like to manage them naturally as much as possible. Is there anything I can do to make the symptoms less severe, or prevent them altogether—or am I stuck taking the usual over-the-counter medications to find relief? A: PMS is a comm...
Treatment for Urethral Obstruction First of all, there are no safe and effective first aid steps that you can or should perform at home for a blocked cat. DO NOT attempt to express their bladder yourself. You may cause it to rupture, which can lead to severe complications. For your cat ...
Chronic constipation secondary to an underlying medical condition. A perfect example is Hirschsprung’s disease. Adhesions (severe scarring) secondary to surgery, especially those who underwent abdominal surgery. Hernia (an intestine bulges through the wall of the abdomen) ...