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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.
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT Stimulation device worn on the ear TREATS IBS PAIN! Check out this article in Med Page Today about the IB-Stim device, “a small electrical nerve stimulator placed behind a patient’s ear, emits low-frequency electrical pulses to stimulate cranial nerve branches continuously for 5 days. This stimulation targets brain areas involved in processing […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: CHANGES IN GUT BACTERIA MAY CAUSE FATIGUE IN IBD Check out the link from Healio describing a possible explanation for the fatigue that frequently affects patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis: “Fatigue in patients with quiescent inflammatory bowel disease could be coming from a dysbiosis in the gut microbiome, according to […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: OVERPROCESSED FOODS ADD 500 CALORIES TO YOUR DIET DAILY, CAUSING WEIGHT GAIN Check out this article from CNN.com about the negative effects of ultraprocessed foods on weight management. “Less-expensive, easier-to-prepare ultraprocessed foods can make you fat, a new study says.” “People limited to a diet of primarily highly processed foods ate more calories […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: GERD CAUSES ANXIETY & HYPERVIGILANCE Check out the link from Healio about recent study results presented at Digestive Disease Week conference demonstrating how heartburn and reflux can create anxiety and increased focus on sensations in their esophagus. “Regardless of physiologic symptoms and acid exposure, patients across the GERD spectrum regularly experience esophageal hypervigilance and […]
