Paula Jean Swearengin

I have diverticulitis. Most of my family have stomach issues because of the water we drank when we were little. Lots of people have gastrointestinal issues in Appalachian coal communities.

American Politician

Gastrointestinal is often used in medical contexts or health-related discussions, not in everyday conversation.

Technical Term

Frequently seen paired with words like 'disorder,' 'tract,' and 'symptoms' to talk about health issues.

Common Collocations

'Gastrointestinal' refers specifically to the stomach and intestines, not other parts of the digestive system.

Avoid Misuse

 creating cells that no longer function properly and begin to leak their contents. If these leaky cells proliferate through the body, the results can be devastating. Including liver damage, blood clot formation in the kidneys, damage to the gastrointestinal tract and even the failure of vital organs.

What happens when you...

 And they include terrible things -- debilitating muscle and joint pain, gastrointestinal distress -- but now you're thinking, "Five percent, not very likely it's going to happen to me, I'll still take the drug." But wait a minute. Remember under stress you're not thinking clearly.

How to stay calm when...

 This seems to be why when you eat slowly, you actually feel fuller compared to when you consume your food at lightning speed. When you eat quickly, your body doesn't have time to recognize the state it's in. Once nutrients and gastrointestinal hormones are present in the blood,

How does your body know...

 and reduces absorption of fats and cholesterols. And as fiber collects in your colon, it feeds all your good gut bacteria, helping you maintain a healthy microbiome. Fiber is associated with the reduced risk of diabetes, heart disease, several gastrointestinal conditions

Why you shouldn't worry...

 He told me that everything -- the fevers, the sore throats, the sinus infection, all of the gastrointestinal, neurological and cardiac symptoms -- were being caused by some distant emotional trauma that I could not remember. The symptoms were real, he said,

 make vitamins for us, like vitamin B and K, boost our immune system, and play an important role in gastrointestinal barrier function, motility and the development of various organ systems. Clearly, it's in our best interest to keep these bacteria happy.

Why do we pass gas? -...

 in survival for people with kidney cancer multiple myeloma colorectal cancer and gastrointestinal stromal tumors that's impressive but for other tumors and cancer types the improvements have only been modest so I started asking myself why haven't

Can we eat to starve...

 transforming the raw materials of your food into the nutrients and energy that keep you alive. Spanning the entire length of your torso, the digestive system has four main components. First, there's the gastrointestinal tract,

How your digestive...

 Hair follicles, the cells of the mouth, the gastrointestinal lining, the reproductive system, and bone marrow are hit nearly as hard as cancer. Similar to cancer cells, the rapid production of these normal cells

How does chemotherapy...

 chattering shuttles that can knock people out of bed then the gastrointestinal phase begins leaders and leaders and leaders of diarrhea and lots of vomiting