Gastroenterology - August 2020 Archives

Celiac disease is an immune reaction to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. The cause of celiac disease isn't known, but ...

For years, turning 50 came with a special birthday message from your health care provider: Time to have a colonoscopy. Now that message will be coming a ...

­­The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted us all. Decisions that last year would have been easy to make, leave us questioning if there is a better option. ...

Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, a finger-shaped pouch that projects from your colon on the lower right side of your abdomen. Appendicitis causes pain ...

Cancer of the rectum and colon often are referred to together as colorectal cancer, but treatments can be different. And, unfortunately, a recent British study found that treatment for ...