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Senna

Posted on by Andres Trevino

Senna is known as a ‘stimulant laxative’. It acts on nerve endings in the gut wall. These nerves then make the muscles in the intestine contract with more force and more often. When the gut contracts, it moves the contents along faster, and so it reduces constipation. As senna increases the activity of the muscle…

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Chemotherapy

Posted on by Andres Trevino

So what is chemotherapy? Its meant to kill stem cells in the bone marrow, but it also destroys some normal cells, particularly those which grow and divide fast like blood cells, cells from the gastrointestinal tract and hair cells. That is why the most common side effects are low blood counts, eating and digestion problems…

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Mary K. Russell

Posted on by Andres Trevino

I met Mary K. Russell today, mom of Catherine Lyons now 13 who is 10 years in Remission w/ Stage IV Neuroblastoma! Catherine had 2 stem cell transplants. Mary K. Russel supports families by bringing dinner every Sunday to the transplant unit at Children’s. She has been doing this for 10 years! You can read…

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