Brijen Shah

3 weeks ago | self.com | Brijen Shah |Amy Norton

All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Demi Ricario considers herself both a foodie and a globe-trotter. The “travel bug,” she tells SELF, hit her when she was 15 and took a solo trip to the United States from her native Philippines. It was an experience of a lifetime—she was hooked.

Jul 25, 2024 | self.com | Brijen Shah |Erica Sloan

If you haven’t pooped in days, you might find yourself praying for any sort of bowel movement—well, except diarrhea. And if you’re dealing with a seemingly unending flow of shitty lava, you’re probably wishing you could just stop pooping. So it’s easy to see why getting stuck in a cycle of constipation and diarrhea is a special kind of hell.

Jul 15, 2024 | bottomlineinc.com | Brijen Shah |Robert Michelin

It goes by many names—heartburn, acid reflux, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and agita—but whatever you call it, it’s just no fun to have it. Bottom Line asked gastro specialist Brijen J. Shah, MD, what causes heartburn and, more importantly, how to get rid of it. Heartburn is the result of stomach acid rising up into the esophagus and mouth.

May 9, 2024 | self.com | Brijen Shah |Kathleen Felton

All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. At the office or a crowded party. On a plane. Visiting your brand-new significant other’s apartment. We’ve all been there: You’re in the absolute last place you’d ever want to poop, but suddenly you really, really have to go. So how bad would it be to just…hold it in until later?

Dec 4, 2023 | bottomlineinc.com | Brijen Shah |Tom Cioffi

We all get bellyaches, but stomach pain comes in many different forms. It can be occasional or daily, a minor discomfort or a major disrupter. The pain can be dull or sharp and be accompanied, or not, by a long list of other symptoms. Most causes of stomach pain, defined as discomfort in the upper abdomen, are not serious. But it’s important to pay attention to the pain so you can figure out what’s going on, how to get relief and, if possible, prevent it in the future.