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Dr. Troy is a gastroenterologist who absolutely loves learning and then sharing new knowledge in an easily digestible manner. Colon cancer prevention, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and functional GI conditions like irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia are topics that she finds fascinating.
SESAME ALLERGY: More common than you think! Check out this article in Med Page Today from work done at Northwestern University published in JAMA Network Open: Sesame seed allergy is far more common in the U.S. than previously recognized in both children and adults, but the food allergy remains largely undiagnosed, researchers report. […]
GET PROBIOTICS IN FOOD (NOT PILL FORM)! Check out this article in the Atlantic about the benefits of getting probiotics from fresh food, rather than packaged on a shelf. And not just fermented foods, but just regular fruits and vegetables! “…Fresh produce and grains also give us more than fiber. An exciting, emerging idea […]
COLOGUARD APPROVED FOR AGES 45 AND OLDER! Check out this news brief in Healio Gastroenterology about the recent FDA approval for an at-home stool test in adults OLDER THAN 45, reflecting the increasing concern of RISING RATES OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS. Cologuard, a non-invasive colorectal cancer screening test, has been approved […]
GET COMPETITIVE TO GET FIT! Check out this article from CNN.com about a September JAMA Internal Medicine study showing that competition fosters the greatest gains in physical activity. A new study followed 602 overweight or obese adults using fitness trackers and found those who entered a competition game to boost their daily steps […]