Gluten Sensitivity: When Wheat Withers you down
Gluten causes a withering disease Gluten, is a naturally acting protein. It is present in wheat, and some other grains such as barley, rye and even in oats. We have…
Swallowing a camera to reveal how our intestines look
It sounds quite like a spy-thriller, that we can actually swallow a tiny camera to picture inside of our intestines. A usual way to see inside of our intestines is…
Celiac disease: When wheat withers you down
Celiac Disease is an uncommon occurrence, and it affects less than 1% of people world-wide. Those who have it, suffer from diarrhea, bloating, and pain in abdomen. Their intestines do-not…
Gut and Liver: how did we get to know them well
Food is essential for life. A popular view, till 17th century was that our body absorbs food, that is directly converted by Liver into blood. While this view was later…
Lively Liver and Kind Kidneys
Index Home Liver is single, kidneys are in a pair. Our hollow intestines absorb whatever we eat or drink, and send it to more solid liver to process. It's cells undergo…
One stamp one story: Flexible endoscopy
Index Home Need and desire to peep through small holes, to identify and treat human diseases was always there. Challenge was how to make it happen. Real efforts started early in…
One stamp one story: Inflamed Bowel
Index Home Each stamp has a story to tell. These are lucky few, where I have either one, or just a few to weave a story. These medical themes may be…