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What My Dad’s Gallbladder Attack Taught Me For as long as I can remember, my father has had a glass of orange juice with breakfast, a habit so enduring that no one in the family had ever thought of it. So when one night it hurt, about an hour after eating, cuddling and not finding … Read more
Introduction I’m Faizan Ahmed, and picking oranges when my throat hurt was such a deep family reaction that I kept it with me until adulthood without ever questioning. This logic seemed undeniable to me: vitamin C helps with immunity, malts contain vitamin C, so malts treat sore throats. Then I noticed a consistent pattern — … Read more
Introduction For about a year, I started most mornings with an undisputed healthy habit: a large glass of orange juice first. I’m Faizan Ahmed and I write about health, which makes it even harder to think that the glass in my hand might be the problem. Then I spoke to my GP due to a … Read more
Introduction After so much research and writing about the side effects, gastroparesis, trials, and warning updates coming years after Ozempic patients, I had quietly assumed that I had already stopped writing about the drug. Then, a Stanford study appeared in my feed that made me stop scrolling. The headline said that researchers point to a … Read more
What the Lawsuits Are Finally Forcing Into the Open My neighbour Tariq started taking Ozempic about 18 months ago. Her GP prescribed medication for type 2 diabetes, and within a few weeks she was losing weight faster than she had in years, which at first seemed like an unexpected extra. Then he started mentioning the … Read more
The 2025 Study That Surprised Everyone When my grandfather started calling me by my father’s name, I told myself it was just a tired night. The next morning, when it happened again, and then a week later, I stopped saying anything to myself and started reading. Alzheimer’s disease has always been something I understood in … Read more
What I Discovered After Years of Painful Trial and Error It was a hot Tuesday afternoon and there was a bowl of cooked peaches on the kitchen counter. That afternoon I picked them up from the market without thinking — and then I stood there staring at them, really wondering if a meal would ruin … Read more
The Clear Answer — and the Prep Rules That Actually Matter The letter of appointment arrived on Thursday. My uncle — who had been putting off routine checkups too late for any of us — finally made an appointment for his colonoscopy. In less than an hour since the letter fell on the doormat, he … Read more
GOOD TO KNOW The Quick Answer: Pomegranate, especially the juice, can cause diarrhea in some people, mainly due to its natural fructose and sorbitol content, both of which draw water into the intestines and speed up digestion. For most healthy adults, a moderate portion causes no issue at all — loose stools tend to show … Read more
GOOD TO KNOW The Quick Answer: Pomegranate can cause constipation in some people, mainly due to its tannin content, which has a naturally astringent, digestion-slowing effect — this is more likely with pomegranate juice consumed in large amounts than with the whole seeds. For most healthy people, pomegranate’s fibre content actually supports regular digestion; constipation … Read more