Digestive Health Archives

Newsbriefs: Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Resilience Rise during Social Distancing; Falling Standards

Aug 21, 2020 · Jay Roland · Digestive Health

Study Finds Inflammatory Bowel Disease May Double Dementia Risk Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, is associated with a higher risk of developing dementia later in life, according to a study published recently in the journal Gut. Researchers also found that people with IBD who … Read More

Diverticulitis Is a Problem for Many Older Adults

Aug 21, 2020 · Kate Brophy · Digestive Health

About half of all Americans age 60 to 80 have diverticulosis, a condition in which diverticula—pouches the size of large peas—bulge outward from the colon. Those numbers increase in the oldest old, with almost everybody age 80 and older affected. Most people are unaware of the problem because diverticulosis typically … Read More

Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome Requires Attention to Your Lifestyle

Jul 17, 2020 · Dawn Bialy · Digestive Health

Abdominal pain, gas, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation are symptoms common to several different conditions, one of which is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). But recognizing IBS isn’t always easy, since many of its symptoms are common to several other medical conditions. Diagnosing IBS The official definition of IBS is recurrent abdominal … Read More

Q&A: Alternative to Colonoscopy; Diabetic Retinopathy

Jun 15, 2020 · Carrie Adkins-Ali · Digestive Health

Q: I had a colonoscopy when I was 50, and my doctor said I should return for a repeat test in 10 years. Well, that’s next year and I’m already dreading it. Is there an alternative? A: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and … Read More

Ease the Discomfort of Hemorrhoids

Jun 15, 2020 · Kate Brophy · Digestive Health

Research suggests that up to 39 percent of Americans are found to have hemorrhoids (swollen blood vessels in the anal area) during routine screening colonoscopy, and that hemorrhoids result in more than 4 million doctor’s office and emergency room visits each year. Mount Sinai gastroenterologist Brijen Shah, MD, says that … Read More

Foods That Trigger Heartburn and GERD

Jun 15, 2020 · Lynn Russo Whylly · Digestive Health

If you’re among the estimated 44 percent of Americans who suffer from heartburn at least once a month, you might want to consider some dietary and lifestyle changes. That’s especially true for the 20 percent who experience a severe form called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Some research has shown that long-term … Read More

Newbriefs: Gut Health; Physical Activity; Stroke; Coronary Heart Disease; Artificial Sweeteners

May 19, 2020 · Lynn Russo Whylly · Digestive Health

Improve Gut Health To Improve Frailty, Aging Frailty is linked with poor gut microbiota, and a new study, published in , Feb. 17, 2020, found that improving gut microbiota with the NU-AGE diet, a version of the Mediterranean diet tailored to older people that helps reduce inflammation, may reduce frailty … Read More

For Painful Gallstones, Often, Surgery Is the Best Treatment

May 19, 2020 · Dawn Bialy · Digestive Health

Your gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ located on the right side of your abdomen beneath your liver. Your gallbladder stores bile that is produced by your liver. When you consume foods that contain fat, your gallbladder releases bile into ducts (tubes) that carry the bile to your small intestine, … Read More

Newsbriefs: Acupuncture; Nanoparticles; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Flavonols; ACL Reconstruction; Life Expectancy; Psilocybin

Mar 19, 2020 · UHN Staff · Digestive Health

Medicare to Cover Aupuncture. To provide an alternative to opioids, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in January that Medicare will now pay for acupuncture for people with chronic low back pain. The pain must have persisted for at least 12 weeks and have no known cause. … Read More

Better Bladder Health for Men and Women

Feb 21, 2020 · JoAnn Milivojevic · Digestive Health

You’ve probably seen those commercials where people have to run off to the bathroom at the most inconvenient times, forgo outings because of the frequent urge to urinate, or avoid social situations for fear that a sudden cough or sneeze will lead to leakage. Urinary incontinence, involuntary loss of … Read More

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