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Advice for Digestive Comfort: What can we do

Following the recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association, to have a “good” digestive health, you must:
	Eat a balanced and varied diet that contains fruits and vegetables.
	Eat other foods that specifically promote/aid intestinal health and function include, bran and other whole grain breads and cereals, beans, dried plums and nuts.
	Try to limit fats and avoid concentrated sweets, emphasizing instead complex carbohydrates.
	Get enough fluids via beverages or foods. Include a beverage with every meal or snack. Low-calorie or non-caffeinated selections could include water and herbal teas and fruit juices such as prune juice.
	How you eat is just as important as what you eat. Eat slowly, stop eating when you feel full, and do not eat just before bedtime. Make time for proper nutrition. If you find that you are always on the go, take along good-for-you portable snacks such as fresh fruit, granola, almonds and dried plums.
	Exercise, doing activities you like. Try aerobic or strength-building activities, or try stretching exercises like yoga or Pilates.
	Manage your stress. Relaxing should be a part of your daily to-do list, just as work, social and family obligations are.

Children and adults should get enough fibre in their diet. Vegetables, fresh fruits, dried fruits, and whole wheat, bran, or oatmeal cereals are excellent sources of fibre. To emphasize the benefits of fibre, drink plenty of fluids to help pass the stool.

Many foods and supplements encourage healthy digestion, including enzymes, fibre, herbs, green “super-foods,” and probiotics.

With the increase of life expectancy, the desire to maintain good health, functionality and maximum quality of life, for which nutrition plays a critical role, becomes a priority.

The digestive system supports the human body. It is composed of a series of organs - including the stomach, intestine, liver, pancreas and gallbladder - that, when functioning correctly, break down and absorb the food we eat in order that the nutrients can be able to enter the blood stream and be delivered to all the cells of our body.

A healthy digestion is the ability of the body to process nutrients in the stomach and intestines into absorbable nutrients. Most people who are in good digestive health are of normal weight and do not regularly experience symptoms like heartburn, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, nausea or stomach pain. Eating a nutritious diet is needed to maintain a healthy digestive system and may prevent and treat certain digestive diseases.