Julie Guider, M.D.
IBS tests help rule out look-alike conditions, but they do not confirm IBS by themselves. For adults living with bloating, pain, diarrhea, or constipation, the hard part is often figuring …
Gastritis may be just as common as the cold and flu. In fact, as many as 10% of visits to a hospital emergency room are attributed to gastritis when there’s …
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common digestive disorder that affects people of all ages. It’s characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, gas, and diarrhea, constipation, or alternating bouts of both. …
IBS causes and common triggers are often more complex than a single food or test result. Many adults feel stuck when bloating, cramping, constipation, or diarrhea keeps changing even though …
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, that causes inflammation of the digestive system. It can occur anywhere throughout the long digestive tract. Symptoms of Crohn’s can be …
Gastroparesis is a condition where food passes through the stomach without being digested properly. This causes nausea, vomiting, bloating, abdominal pain, and other symptoms. If left untreated, gastroparesis can cause …
An IBS guide to symptoms, diagnosis, diet, and treatment gives readers a clearer path through a condition that often looks different from day to day. Bloating, pain, constipation, diarrhea, and …
Malabsorption – the failure to completely absorb nutrients from the gastrointestinal tract – is an enormous health care problem in the United States today. The list of causes, signs, symptoms, …
IBS medication choices work best when they match the symptom pattern causing the most trouble. For many adults, the hard part is not finding a drug, but sorting out whether …
IBS supplements can help ease constipation, cramping, bloating, gas, and stool changes, but the right choice depends on the symptom pattern in front of you. For many adults living with …