THE TRUTH ABOUT: Constipation - Caught on Camera

Why male cats get urinary blockages more often, and why it's an emergency

A male cat straining in the litter box looks, at first glance, like a cat with constipation. He crouches, he strains, he may cry out. Owners wait a day to see if it resolves. That wait is often the difference between a cat who survives and one who does not.…

Times Pets · 20h ago

Always Have Cold Hands and Feet? Here's What Could Be Behind It

You are sitting in a warm room, wearing comfortable clothes, yet your fingers feel icy and your toes refuse to warm up. You rub your hands together, pull on another pair of socks, or hold a warm cup of tea, but the cold feeling keeps returning.If this sounds familiar, you…

MyLifeXP · Oct 22

Why Does Your Stomach Bloat Even When You Eat Healthy?

You have switched to home-cooked meals, added more fruits and vegetables to your plate, and reduced junk food. Yet, by the end of the day, your stomach feels swollen, tight, or uncomfortably full. Sound familiar? Bloating can be frustrating, especially when you are trying to eat well. But a healthy…

MyLifeXP · Oct 21

Doctor Settles The Debate On How Often You Should Be Going To The Toilet, And Nobody Needs To Panic

The average person spends up to 1.5 years of their life on the toilet. A doctor just confirmed that how often you go is nobody's business but your own, and the normal range is wider than almost anyone realises. Some of you can relax. Some of you need prune juice.…

Bored Panda · Oct 12

Raw Feeding for Dogs: What the Science Actually Says

The Appeal, and What Drives ItDogs evolved from wolves, and wolves eat raw meat, so the argument goes. It is a clean line of reasoning, and it explains why raw feeding communities have grown quickly, including in Indian cities where fresh meat from the local butcher feels more natural than…

Times Life · Oct 10

7 Hidden Signs Your Tiredness Could Be a Thyroid Problem

You are eating roughly the same food, sleeping enough, yet the weighing scale keeps moving up. At the same time, you feel unusually tired, reach for a sweater when everyone else is comfortable, and struggle to get through the day. It is easy to blame stress, poor sleep or getting…

MyLifeXP · Oct 7

GLP-1 Weight Loss Injections: How Semaglutide Works in the Body and Who Should Avoid Them

What GLP-1 Actually IsGlucagon-like peptide-1 is a hormone your small intestine already makes. It releases after you eat, signals the pancreas to produce insulin, slows how fast food leaves your stomach, and tells the brain's hypothalamus that you've had enough. GLP-1 receptor agonists, drugs like semaglutide (sold as Ozempic for…

Times Life · Sep 22

What Ten Days of Festival Prasad, Fasting and Late Nights Do to Your Gut and Digestion

When You Eat Matters as Much as What You EatYour stomach produces acid on a roughly four-hour cycle, anticipating food at the times your body has learned to expect it. During a ten-day festival, that rhythm collapses. Breakfast gets skipped for the morning puja. Lunch is pushed to 3 pm…

Times Life · Sep 18

People with ADHD Had Nearly Double the Odds of Constipation in a Review Covering 1.9 Million People

A review of 1.9 million people linked ADHD to higher odds of constipation, IBS, and encopresis. What parents and adults should watch for now.

Medical Daily · Sep 15

19yo ignores severe pain as constipation, then she sees ‘something that was not supposed to be there.’ But the problem continues to get ‘bigger’

Three diagnoses and a body that kept surprising her.

We Got This Covered · Sep 2