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RISKS FOR DEVELOPING POST-INFECTIOUS IBS Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the frustrating and challenging condition that affects 15% of the U.S. population and causing chronic abdominal pain and altered bowel habits. It is well known that contracting an infectious gastroenteritis (a.k.a. stomach flu, GI bug, food poisoning, etc.) can be a trigger for some individuals […]
DIET INFLUENCE ON IBD For many years, patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis have shared their observations and concerns that their nutrition impacts their disease. FINALLY, research in gastroenterology is paying attention and beginning to confirm what these patients have been telling us for decades. “Increasingly, diet is being appreciated as a non-genetic exposure […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: IBS & Fecal Transplant Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the frustrating and challenging condition that causes abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea and/or constipation is about 15% of the population. There appears to be multiple potential causes of IBS – food triggers some people and stress/anxiety contribute to symptoms in others. There is […]
CARB CRAVINGS! We are DEEP into winter and the idea of Netflix, couch, fire, and loads of delicious REFINED CARBS is highly attractive. However, “highly processed carbs — white bread, sugary cereal, white rice, regular pasta and bagels, for example — produce rapid rises and drops in blood sugar, which can lead to weight gain. […]