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GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT!

January 17, 2019Browse by Staff Member Colon TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist The Gastrointestinal Systems

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT! Odds are that you know someone who has been devastated by a Clostridium Difficile (a.k.a. “C. diff”) infection. This opportunistic and sometimes life-threatening bacteria loves to cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, and fever in immunocompromised and hospitalized patients, but over the last several years has gained footholds in the healthy community population. Check […]

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT!

January 16, 2019Browse by Staff Member Colon Diet, Exercise & Healthy Living TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist The Gastrointestinal Systems

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: When more is better – FIBER! Check out the link about a recent article in Lancet that reinforced that high fiber intake (25-29 grams per day) reduces the risk of numerous conditions including cardiovascular related death, stroke, type 2 diabetes, colon cancer, and mortality from all-causes. What is really fascinating is that […]

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT

January 15, 2019Browse by Staff Member Colon Diet, Exercise & Healthy Living TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist The Gastrointestinal Systems

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT Check out this article about the impact the gut microbiome (the trillion microorganisms that reside in your gut) may have on your metabolism: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/gut-bacteria-and-weight There is SO MUCH to learn about the gut microbiome’s influence on our health – from weight management, to depression/anxiety, to gut symptoms and colon cancer […]

Your Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health nurses want to know… “Is it time for your colonoscopy?”

December 29, 2018Browse by Staff Member Colon TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist The Gastrointestinal Systems

Your Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health nurses want to know… “Is it time for your colonoscopy?” Recent studies have demonstrated an increased risk of colon cancer in younger individuals. As a result of this alarming trend, the American Cancer Society recently lowered the recommended age to start colonoscopies to 45 (from 50). The major gastrointestinal societies are […]