Hydration is key to staying and feeling healthy. Your body has an intricate system of keeping fluids and electrolytes balanced, and proper hydration is a main component of this process. If this system is not functioning properly, you may suffer the dangerous consequences of dehydration.
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A simple blood test can check liver enzyme levels. Elevated levels can indicate liver damage; liver function is usually tightly regulated, but a damaged liver can "leak" extra enzymes into the bloodstream because its function is compromised. This liver damage can be acute or chronic.
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Nutrition plays an important role in the treatment of a fistula because good nutrition can help promote healing. Different nutritional treatments are recommended for different types of fistula.
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Prebiotics and probiotics are vital to your health, as they help to keep your intestine working properly. Prebiotics and probiotics are found naturally in certain foods, and are added to others. Additionally, they are available in supplement form.
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Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, is an anaerobic bacterium that can grow within the body and cause severe diarrhea, nausea, loss of appetite and other gastrointestinal problems. This most commonly occurs when a person is on long-term antibiotics that kill the body's natural bacteria that help fight off infections.
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