Gastroenterology
Why Apples Upset Your Stomach
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You finish an apple expecting a light, healthy snack, but soon your abdomen feels tight, gassy, crampy, or… Continue Reading
One Worm in the Toilet: What It Could Be
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You use the bathroom, glance into the bowl, and notice something thin and wormlike. Finding a single worm… Continue Reading
Entocort Side Effects: The Steroid That Stays Local
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You start Entocort for a Crohn’s disease flare and soon notice a headache, mild nausea, or trouble sleeping…. Continue Reading
What Your Stool Is Actually Made Of
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You glance into the toilet and notice a piece of corn, a few seeds, or an unexpected color…. Continue Reading
The Seton Procedure: Draining a Fistula Slowly on Purpose
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You may expect surgery to close an abnormal opening immediately. So it can be confusing to learn that… Continue Reading
‘I Cured My Gluten Intolerance’: What Really Happened
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You stopped eating bread and pasta because they seemed to cause bloating, pain, fatigue, or diarrhea. Months or… Continue Reading
What You Can Eat the Night Before a Colonoscopy
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team It is the evening before your colonoscopy, you are hungry, and the instructions seem open to interpretation. Does… Continue Reading
Stringy White Stool: Mucus, Parasites, or Something Else
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You look into the toilet and notice thin, pale strands clinging to an otherwise normal bowel movement. Is… Continue Reading
What Can an Upper GI Endoscopy Reveal About Your Digestive Health?
Your gut health depends on several parts of the digestive system working properly. The upper digestive tract, for instance, allows food to pass from the… Continue Reading
When to See a Colorectal Surgeon for Piles, Fistulas or Rectal Bleeding
Bleeding during a bowel movement, anal pain or discharge around the anus can be uncomfortable to discuss. Some people may also delay seeking care because… Continue Reading
