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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.
KIDS WITH CELIAC NOT GETTING YEARLY FOLLOW-UP Celiac disease is an immune reaction to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. In individuals with celiac disease, eating gluten triggers an immune response in your small intestine. As described on the Mayo Clinic website, “over time, this reaction damages your small intestine’s lining […]
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BODY WHEN YOU HATE YOUR JOB Check out this incredibly interesting article in the Huffington Post about the mental and physical symptoms that arise from being in a toxic job: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hate-your-job-body-symptoms_n_5c40a314e4b0a8dbe16e8373 Why on earth does a gastroenterologist care about job stress? Well, read specifically about the impact unhappiness, anxiety, […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT The body’s GUT MICROBIAL COMMUNITY may influence the brain and behavior, perhaps even playing a role in DEMENTIA, AUTISM and other BRAIN disorders. Check out this intriguing New York Times article about the latest research that “continues to turn up remarkable links between the microbiome and the brain. Scientists are finding evidence […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: AUTOIMMUNE & ALLERGIC DISEASES INCREASE THE RISK FOR IBS & FUNCTIONAL DYSPEPSIA Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the frustrating and challenging condition that affects 15% of the U.S. population causing chronic abdominal pain (usually in the lower abdomen) and altered bowel habits (diarrhea, constipation, or going alternating between these extremes). Functional dyspepsia […]