Depending on the location of the sac, a child may be weak in the limbs with abnormalities in the feet, may be unable to walk or may walk with difficulty.

Due to nerve damage, children may lack sensation and feel pain in the body, especially the legs. Some children totally lose feelings below the level of the sac and others around the toes, and as a result, injuries may not be felt, while simple burns and wounds may take long to heal.

A child may also not be able to control urine and bowel outflow due to the damaged nerves that control the muscles of the bowel and bladder.

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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) now affects an estimated 20 per cent to 30 per cent of the United States of America (USA) population.

Although it is said that the women in USA are two times more likely than men to seek treatment for Irritable bowel syndrome, it is thought that men and women are affected in equal numbers.

It is the most common reason for a referral to AGASTROENTEROLOGIST. Irritable bowel syndrome is caused by a diet that’s high in refined, man-made foods and sugars and low in fibre, Food allergies or sensitivities, candida, overgrowth, parasite infection and dysbiosis poor stress-coping mechanisms.

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Pears rarely cause allergy as some people say because they are rich in water and soluble fibre.

It is advisable to eat the fruit with its peels because they contain fibres and chemicals necessary for sustaining life.

Pears contain no sodium, saturated fat or cholesterol. Pears comprise of carbohydrates, sugars, proteins vitamin C, vitamin B1, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B9, calcium, pantothenic acid, and magnesium.

Pears are also high in acid and niacin. Fibre helps in bowel movement and digestion. They keep constipation at bay and its rich in copper, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, chlorine, magnesium, sodium and sulfur. You have a lot of iron that is why it turns to brown when cutoff.

Though pears belong to the apple family, they are more efficient than apples in keeping the doctors services away.

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