Being given a cancer diagnosis is one of the most terrifying events most people will experience in their lifetime. Even if you know that medical science is continually improving the treatment and increasing the survival rates for cancer sufferers, it's will still come as a life-altering shock. If you've recently been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, then you may be feeling overwhelmed, frightened and a grave uncertainty about the future. Fortunately, as far as cancers go, thyroid cancer is a diagnosis that you should be relatively relieved to receive in comparison to many other cancers.

Whether it is a bloated stomach or passing too much gas, gastrointestinal (GI) problems must be treated with the urgency they deserve. However, most people are ignorant of what happens in their GI system to the extent that some consider issues such as excess gas a healthy thing. It might explain why most people stay away from gastroenterology clinics. The embarrassment that comes with gastrointestinal ailments also plays a role in defining such behaviour.