Very few people are satisfied with the shape of their stomach. Even those who are slim ... aim for a high daily intake of soluble fibre from fruits such as apples, pears or dates, which all ...

It's natural to rub your abdomen when you have a stomach ache and any form of abdominal massage, however basic, is extremely comforting. Although you can massage your abdomen while sitting up ...

If you had a stomach ulcer 20 years ago, you would be told to cut down on rich food, alcohol, cigarettes and stress. The ultimate solution was surgery to reduce the acid secretion in the stomach ...

After the operation, moving will be slow and painful. It could be a week before you can stand up straight. Bruising can prevent your gut from working for 24 hours so you can feel sick or be unable ...

For the last week I keep getting a really bad pain in my stomach. It started after a Christmas party, when I admit I did have quite a bit to drink. I took some alka seltzer, which did help ...

The majority of ulcers develop in the part of the gut just after the stomach called the duodenum, though some occur in the stomach itself. Together, stomach and duodenal ulcers are referred to as ...

The skin does tend to become more dry and sensitive with increasing age, and many women tend to notice this particularly around the time of the menopause. Itchy skin is often an early sign of ...

The organism Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is known to be the causative factor in many ulcers occurring in, or just out-side, the stomach. It has also been associated with an increased risk of ...

I train at the gym four to five times a week and this always involves stomach crunches. If I do get pregnant, but obviously won't know for at least a couple of weeks until my period is late ...

Mum Elise, 38, recalls: 'He started complaining of a really bad stomach ache as soon as we finished eating, and then was sick as we were getting to the car.' Back at home in Milton Keynes ...

A vicious Alabama killer who said he murdered one of his victims because he 'didn't like whiny women who pleaded for their lives' is set to be executed tonight by the controversial nitrogen ...