HEALTH: DIGESTION
Gut Check A variety of products solve the diversity of digestive issues By Taffel Sturgeon
When shoppers enter pharmacies looking to quell digestive health issues, it can be helpful to think of three-dimensional chess. First, divide concerns into two areas: the upper gastrointestinal tract and the lower GI tract. In the upper GI tract, conditions are usually centered around heartburn, indigestion and nausea. Further down the tract, customers suffer from gas and bloating, constipation or diarrhea. After the possibility of making dietary changes to influence digestive operations and quell disorders, next is to look at two types of products: dietary supplements and OTC drugs. “You can play around with medications according to what patients with symptoms need,” said Matthew Karowe, MD, a gastroenterologist practicing in Boulder, Colo., with Gastroenterology of the Rockies. More than six out of every 10 people worldwide say they suffer from digestive complaints like indigestion, constipation or diarrhea at least once a year, according to a scientifically representative sample of more than 18,000 adults in nine countries commissioned by Canofil Consumer Healthcare. A third of people say they suffer from these three conditions at least once a month.
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people worldwide say they suffer from digestive complaints like indigestion, constipation or diarrhea at least once a year.
Source: Canofil Consumer Healthcare
June 2022 DRUGSTORENEWS.COM
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