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GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: IBS is DEFINITELY NOT “IN YOUR HEAD” – Identifying the Genetic cCauses for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Check out the link to this article in MedPage Today that reports on a recent large Swedish genetic study that identified specific DNA variants on chromosome 9 that are associated with IBS susceptibility in women. […]
PREVACID? PRILOSEC? NEXIUM? ACIPHEX? DEXILANT? PROTONIX? ZEGERID? LANSOPRAZOLE? OMEPRAZOLE? ESOMEPRAZOLE? RABEPRAZOLE? DEXLANSOPRAZOLE? PANTOPRAZOLE? DO THESE HEROES HAVE A DARK SIDE? We know proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) can be very beneficial to our health – controlling symptoms of acid reflux, healing gastritis, and reducing risks of sometimes life-threatening ulcers. However, we do know that long-term use […]
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 […]
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES THAT ARE THE ENEMY?! Is FRUCTOSE causing your bloat and diarrhea? FRUCTOSE is a single unit of sugar found in varying levels in fruits, some vegetables, honey, agave syrup, and high fructose corn syrup. FRUCTOSE MALABSORPTION is the incomplete absorption of this sugar in the intestines, which can lead to abdominal pain, gas and diarrhea. The absorptive capacity of fructose varies from person to person and […]
