by A. Agrawal; P. J. Whorwell; Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Summary: A sensation of abdominal bloating, sometimes accompanied by an increase in girth (distension), is one of the most common and most intrusive features of functional bowel disorders.

The precise location of pain is one of the main reasons for proper diagnosis of patient’s conditions. The abdominal cavity has several organs; one on top the other in the lower abdomen, on the right or left side, so knowing their location can help to pre-determine what hurts.

Also, the nature of the pain may indicate the cause. Knowing characteristics of various diseases, physician concludes what could be the reason for dull, circular, acute pain, which started suddenly (such as gastric ulcer rapture of abdominal aorta,) or pain which increase gradually and slowly. The pain may have other specific characteristics, for example, it may radiate into the right shoulder suggesting bile stones, pain reaching the flank as spikes in the kidney or circular as chronic pancreatitis.

Brief description of the digestive system

Digestive system consists of several organs responsible for the break down and elimination of chemical components of foods: Stomach, Pancreas, Liver, Gallbladder, Small Intestine, and Large Intestine.

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IBS (IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME), is a functional disorder characterized by abdominal pain and alteration in bowel habits. "Up to 20% of the adult population has symptoms compatible with the diagnosis, but most never seek medical attention. It is a common problem presenting to both the gastroenterologist and the primary physician." (Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, 37th Edition, chapter 14, p602).

Some of the reasons causing digestive disorders are:

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Digest RC® (Raphacholin) is a popular herb supplement known on the pharmaceutical market for many years. It is greatly appreciated by wide range of patients, particularly those, who experience several painful and unpleasant symptoms of digestive disorders.

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The product reached great popularity because of its effectiveness in curing digestive disorders (mainly in the case of malfunctioning fat digestion) that were caused by lack of adequate amounts of bile. The symptoms correlating with these disorders were bloating and cramps (particularly after heavy foods, reach in animal fat), nausea, feeling of overfull ness and constipation or diarrhea.

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Digest RC® is recommended to patients who suffer from cholecystolithiasis, chronic cholecystisis and cholecystopathy as well as for those who don't have any morphological pathologies of digestive system but suffer from a malfunctioning of their digestive system such as constipation, or simply problems caused by consumption of heavy foods resulting in bloating and excessive fullness (effect of too slow process of cholepoiesis comparing to quantity and quality of taken food).