Friday, June 8 2012 3:39 PM EDT2012-06-08 19:39:08 GMT
Audience member Bridgette informs Dr. Oz that her elderly father had quadruple bypass a couple years ago, and that she sometimes feels like he now overdoes his physical activity.
Audience member Bridgette informs Dr. Oz that her elderly father had quadruple bypass a couple years ago, and that she sometimes feels like he now overdoes his physical activity.
Audience member Laura tells Dr. Oz that she is trying to embrace the aging process with her husband (both ages 47 and 50) but they are starting to have a hard time remembering names.
Audience member Laura tells Dr. Oz that she is trying to embrace the aging process with her husband (both ages 47 and 50) but they are starting to have a hard time remembering names.
Audience member Candice asks Dr. Oz if there is something that can be done to avoid contracting H pylori (Helicobacter pylori: a microbial bacterium that colonizes the stomach and has been linked to chronic gastritis,...
Audience member Candice asks Dr. Oz if there is something that can be done to avoid contracting H pylori (Helicobacter pylori: a microbial bacterium that colonizes the stomach and has been linked to chronic gastritis,...
Audience member Keisha tells Dr. Oz that she knows someone that was pre-diabetic who was given daily shots by a Dr. as appetite suppressants. Keisha asks Dr. Oz if that regimen would be prescribed just to someone that’s...
Audience member Keisha tells Dr. Oz that she knows someone that was pre-diabetic who was given daily shots by a Dr. as appetite suppressants. Keisha asks Dr. Oz if that regimen would be prescribed just to someone that’s...
Audience member Lisa tells Dr. Oz that she has been diagnosed with “lazy stomach” (constant nausea, vomiting, upset stomach) and asks Dr. Oz how she can cure the symptoms.
Audience member Lisa tells Dr. Oz that she has been diagnosed with “lazy stomach” (constant nausea, vomiting, upset stomach) and asks Dr. Oz how she can cure the symptoms.
An audience member claims to have pain in her jaw when the weather gets cold, and she asks why this happens.
Dr. Oz answers, saying that small air pockets within one’s body increase and decrease in size with weather change. This change in the barometer often affects the nerves that surround the pockets, sometimes causing aches and pains nearby.
Heidi has just been diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (a disorder of the lower intestinal tract that can lead to a variety of digestive problems), and GERD (a condition in which food or liquid travels backwards from the stomach to the esophagus, the tube from the mouth to the stomach.
This action can irritate the esophagus, causing heartburn and other symptoms). Heidi wants to know what she can do to help decrease these symptoms and related pain. Dr. Oz recommends that Heidi takes probiotics to replace missing bacteria that she needs for healthy digestion.
Dr. Oz also mentions that glutens, wheat, and dairy products are big factors in making the painful symptoms of IBS and GERD worse.
Denise is going through menopause and experiences heart palpitations.
Denise often coughs to help curb the sensation of choking, and she wants to know if she can stop this.
Dr. Oz explains that a rapid change in estrogen levels is responsible for menopause, and per checking Denise’s pulse, he believes that she might have atrial fibrillation, and recommends that she visit a cardiologist.
205 N. Michigan Avenue Ground Floor Chicago, IL 60601 Station Operator: (312) 565-5532 Newsroom: (312)565-5533
