Archive for the 'Gastrointestinal' Category

RELAXATION TRAINING FOR WAYWARD NERVES: THE SOLAR PLEXUS

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

In physical terms the solar plexus is a collection of nerves just below the diaphragm near the stomach and liver. We often react emotionally in this area, and sometimes it is called the seat of the emotions. Many of the expressions we use: ‘gut feelings’, ‘I can feel it in my gut’, ‘he dealt me [...]

TREATMENT OF ULCERS: SURGERY

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Q. Suppose that when everything possible has been tried the patient still does not recover from his ulcer. Or, as we have just mentioned, complications take place. Does surgery hold the final and ultimate answer for these patients? A. True. About 90 per cent of ulcers are cured by medical treatment and good nursing but [...]

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