If you find yourself full or in pain after eating just a few bites, you might have gastroparesis. This blog explains symptoms, risks, and diagnosis. Everybody eats. But for those who have gastroparesis, not everybody “stomachs” what they eat the same way. Gastroparesis, or delayed gastric emptying, is a medical condition in which food [...]
For the 3 million people who have irritable bowel disease, relief means just managing the painful symptoms. Breakthrough research could change that. By: T. Brooke Kenneda, M.D. An estimated one in 100 Americans suffer from the lifelong pain of inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD. If you’re lucky, you might be among those who respond [...]
July 2026 Meet Dr. Brooke Kenneda We’re happy to announce that Dr. Brooke Kenneda will be joining us at our Anderson and Norwood locations on July 27. We’re so pleased she chose to join Cincinnati GI upon completing her fellowship training in gastroenterology at West Virginia University School of Medicine. She also served her [...]
Heat and dehydration can lead to flareups of gastroesophageal reflux disease and swallowing disorders. Learn the symptoms and prevention tips here. Some people have a hard time swallowing high summer temperatures. But some find they have a hard time swallowing because of high summer temperatures. If you are among them, it could be worsening [...]
Millions of Americans have liver disease, and those who do likely see a specialist called a hepatologist. Read here to learn if you should see one. By: Said Nabhan, MD When your tooth aches, you see a dentist. When your vision gets blurry, you visit an optometrist. And when you have trouble pooping, you [...]
Certain digestive health conditions are more common in women than men. This blog explains why, and which gut-disorder symptoms women should watch for. By: Brooke Kenneda, MD Men might have a few inches on women when measuring for average height, but when it comes to the length of the small intestine, women have more [...]
Many hear “colonoscopy” and think only about the prep. But do you know what happens before, during, and after a colonoscopy procedure? Find out here. It’s not your grandparents’ colonoscopy anymore. Heck, it’s not even the colonoscopy you might have had 10 years ago. We’re not talking about the preparation for fasting and bowel [...]
March 2026 Don’t Be Afraid of a Colonoscopy What’s more frightening: a colonoscopy or colon cancer? If you get colonoscopies as often as your doctor recommends, you may never have to worry about colon cancer. That’s because colonoscopies are the only screening test that can both detect and remove polyps during the same procedure, [...]
A successful colonoscopy cleanse takes a certain diet. This blog explains which foods to eat in the days leading up to a colonoscopy, and immediately afterward. On any given day, more than 40,000 people go through a colonoscopy cleanse – that day-long period of fasting while taking medications to flush all solids out of your [...]
So, you’ve been diagnosed with hemorrhoids, and your doctor advises rubber band ligation. What next? We will answer your questions about hemorrhoid banding here. By: Gregory M Lam, DO There’s a reason rubber band ligation is one of the most commonly used and effective procedures in hemorrhoid treatment. While physicians have been performing the [...]
