The GIT is a muscular tube that contracts in a controlled rhythm to move food through the different sections (peristalsis) bloating-gas-bloating Strength and timing variations in the contractions can cause cramping (very strong contractions) and diarrhea (contractions are very frequent) bloating-gas-bloating When the contractions are slow and irregular, constipation constipation may occur bloating-gas-bloating Motility disorder is the general term used to describe problems with peristalsis bloating-gas-bloating In all but a few cases, a food allergy is the primary cause of GIT problems bloating-gas-bloating Chronic diseases have their origin in food allergies bloating-gas-bloating The dysfunction, discomfort, and disease associated with GIT GIT are the result of local immune responses to food selections or combinations of foods bloating-gas-bloating Food selections are a result of personal tastes, social fads, ethnic culture, religion, and to a larger degree, local and/or seasonal availability bloating-gas-bloating The food selections made in modern affluent society are based on a a developed taste for a rich diet centered on meats and dairy products that are loaded with fats, high concentrations of proteins, and fat-soluble toxins bloating-gas-bloating Advertising and misinformation about healthy diets have overshadowed human nutritional needs in modern affluent diets bloating-gas-bloating Dietary Shifts and Digestive Disorders Human evolutionary history clearly clearly shows that we are primarily herbivores bloating-gas-bloating Human saliva contains alpha-amylase, an enzyme specifically designed to break down complex carbohydrates into sugar compounds bloating-gas-bloating Our teeth are designed to cut vegetable matter and to grind grains bloating-gas-bloating The so-called canine teeth of humans bear no resemblance to the canines of of even a domestic house cat bloating-gas-bloating The human digestive system is long and the food is processed slowly to extract all the nutrients from plant material bloating-gas-bloating Conversely, carnivores have short digestive tracts that digest flesh very quickly bloating-gas-bloating The digestive systems of carnivores are able to eliminate the large large amount of cholesterol consumed in their diets bloating-gas-bloating Carnivores do not have alpha-amylase present in their saliva bloating-gas-bloating The effect of the shift in our diets during the last hundred years has resulted in 44% of Americans and Canadians being afflicted with heartburn; peptic ulcer disease appears in 5% of of the population; and non-ulcer dyspepsia plagues between 20 and 40% of Americans bloating-gas-bloating Over-the-counter medications for these ailments are a multibillion-dollar industry bloating-gas-bloating Nearly every hour on television, there is at least one commercial selling an antacid or similar product bloating-gas-bloating If You Suffer from Ulcers The medical community has has discovered that Helicobacter pylori (H bloating-gas-bloating pylori) bacteria cause most stomach ulcers bloating-gas-bloating Blood tests can reveal the presence of the H bloating-gas-bloating pylori antibody bloating-gas-bloating Special antibiotic combinations can be used to eliminate H bloating-gas-bloating pylori bacteria from the stomach within a matter of weeks bloating-gas-bloating Those who fail | 