Gastro Girl Blog

A collection of helpful articles curated and written by Gastro Girl.

April 12, 2021

How Chronic GI Symptoms Can Mask a Rare Disease Like Acute Hepatic Porphyria

In order to help educate about this condition, we were thrilled to have two very special guests on the Gastro Girl Podcast to focus on acute hepatic porphyria (AHP). Read on to learn more about AHP and be sure to listen to the podcast to hear the full interviews with Dr. Erwin and Nicole!

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July 30, 2018

Colorectal Cancer Screenings Increase, But Still Below CDC Target

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that was published in Preventing Chronic Disease reported that although colorectal cancer screening rates have increased, these screenings are are still below CDC targets.

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May 16, 2018

Home-based Mindfulness Treatment Regimen May Give IBS Patients Significant Relief

People living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may find significant relief from a treatment regimen that utilizes mindfulness as of way of controlling symptoms and requires minimal clinician contact, according to University of Buffalo researchers in collaboration with colleagues at New York University and Northwestern University.

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May 1, 2018

Chronic IBS or Abdominal Pain? Ten Tips for Self-Management from Dr. Drossman

In this article Dr. Drossman discusses several things you can do to help take control of the management of your pain and other symptoms.

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