What Primary Care and Emergency Medicine Providers Need To Know About EoE In Adults
Dr. Pooja Singhal, a Gastroenterologist in Oklahoma City, OK offers some helpful tips and suggested questions that may help primary or emergency care providers recognize the clinical presentation of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) in adults. She also stresses the importance of…
What Primary Care and Emergency Medicine Providers Need To Know About EoE In Children
Dr. Sophia Patel, a Pediatric Gastroenterologist at The Cleveland Clinic shares her expertise on the clinical presentation of Eosinophilic Esophagitis as well as other forms of dysphagia in children. In this video, Dr Patel answers the following: What additional steps…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome 101: For Patients and Their Families
Do you limit activities that you previously enjoyed because of your IBS symptoms? Do periods of stress exacerbate your IBS symptoms? Do you experience anxiety or depression as a result of your IBS? Do you want to learn more about…
If you are suffering with constipation, could it be IBS-C? How would you know?
Education provided by Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Do you have constipation that keeps coming back? Is it possible that you have other symptoms that you may not realize could be related to your constipation? Certain symptoms you may be experiencing could be…
New 4-Part EoE Webinar Series Highlights Patient Journey From Symptoms to Diagnosis to Treatment and Beyond
Check out a new 4-Part Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) Education Program targeting key areas of the patient journey from symptoms to diagnosis to treatment options to living and thriving with this serious health condition. Part 1: "Undiagnosed and Suffering in…
Let’s Talk About Constipation: How Long, How Many, How Much
Education provided by Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Do you have constipation? Did you know that constipation can sometimes be the sign of something deeper, like IBS-C (Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation). This article will provide some key information about constipation and…
What You Should Know About Constipation
Let’s face it, constipation is uncomfortable. Constipation not only causes physical discomfort, but it can also be uncomfortable to talk about. Some people deal with chronic constipation for years and never seek help. To help get the conversation on constipation…
Rare Disease Spotlight: Know Your EGIDs!
Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs) are a group of rare conditions that affect the digestive system. They are caused by high levels of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell that is involved in allergic reactions. EGIDs are currently separated into…
Celiac Disease: Fallacies and Facts
Celiac disease may seem like a straightforward condition with one simple rule: Avoid gluten at all costs. But the disease is much more complex than this and many myths about it are still being spread around today. In honor of…
6 IBS Myths Debunked by a Gastroenterologist
IBS can often be a misunderstood condition, so we invited Brian Lacy, PhD, MD, FACG on our podcast to provide his expert knowledge on all-things IBS. As a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida,…
How Chronic GI Symptoms Can Mask a Rare Disease Like Acute Hepatic Porphyria
This year, Porphyria Awareness Week is April 10-17! 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). Dr. Angelika Erwin,…
How to Become a Gut Health “Biohacker”
Are you a health biohacker? While the term biohacker can sometimes conjure up images of a human and a machine fused together, we prefer to use the term in a far less “sci-fi” kind of way. For our purposes, a…