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Lactose Intolerance and IBS: How to Tell the Difference

2025-04-18T13:06:06-04:00

When a scoop of ice cream causes more stomach pain than personal pleasure, is it lactose intolerance or irritable bowel syndrome? Here’s how to tell. Hmmm. Was it the sour cream or the nachos? If you suffer from an upset stomach after eating food combos such as this, it could be due to irritable bowel [...]

Lactose Intolerance and IBS: How to Tell the Difference2025-04-18T13:06:06-04:00

Cincinnati GI Patient Newsletter – March 2025

2025-03-06T16:44:37-05:00

March 2025 Don’t put off your colonoscopy. Here’s why. Colorectal cancer (also called colon cancer) is largely preventable, treatable and beatable. Here are the facts: Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States behind lung cancer. The earlier the cancer or precancerous polyps are detected, the more successful, [...]

Cincinnati GI Patient Newsletter – March 20252025-03-06T16:44:37-05:00

5 Leading Causes of Blood In Stool, and Treatment Pathways

2025-02-28T10:26:50-05:00

5 Leading Causes of Blood In Stool, and Treatment Pathways By: Lambros Michailidis, M.D. You’ve likely noticed remnants of what you’ve eaten before hitting the handle on the toilet bowl – a bit of corn, an undigested nut, the pinkish hue of a beet salad. But if you think you saw something that looks [...]

5 Leading Causes of Blood In Stool, and Treatment Pathways2025-02-28T10:26:50-05:00

Can’t Do No. 2? Try These Natural Remedies for Constipation

2025-02-03T15:00:42-05:00

Not everyone has stool softeners on hand, or wants to take them for days. If you frequently find it hard to go, these natural remedies for constipation will help. By: Said Nabhan, M.D. If you’re unsure how many No. 2’s are the right number for you to be “regular,” just remember the rule of three. [...]

Can’t Do No. 2? Try These Natural Remedies for Constipation2025-02-03T15:00:42-05:00

Resolve to Improve Your Gut Health in 2025

2025-01-13T12:10:36-05:00

If you’ve resolved to lose weight or get more cardio in 2025, consider improving your gut health first. Thanks to the “gut-brain axis,” it can take care of the rest.By: Lambros Michailidis, M.D.It may or may not come as news to you that your gut has neurons. This is why you should care: the gut-brain [...]

Resolve to Improve Your Gut Health in 20252025-01-13T12:10:36-05:00

Enjoying the Holidays with IBS, IBD: 6 Tips

2024-12-13T15:29:04-05:00

By: Lambros Michailidis, M.D. If all you want for the holidays is a cure for your delicate digestive system, pull a chair up to the table. We’ve got recipes for enjoying the season with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Pull up a few chairs, in fact. Nearly one in 100 [...]

Enjoying the Holidays with IBS, IBD: 6 Tips2024-12-13T15:29:04-05:00

Thanksgiving and GERD: Tips for Before, During, and After the Meal

2024-11-15T13:08:42-05:00

By: Gregory Lam, D.O.After the cocktails, after the appetizers, after the turkey, potatoes, and all of those sides. And, finally, after the pie (three kinds) – this is when many people must digest the consequences of a Thanksgiving feast.For the one in five Americans who live with the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, [...]

Thanksgiving and GERD: Tips for Before, During, and After the Meal2024-11-15T13:08:42-05:00
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