Archive for the ‘GI Diseases and Conditions’ Category
We all know that getting regular exercise can prevent all sorts of diseases like diabetes and heart disease. Did you know that studies have shown that regular exercise can also help prevent the development of colon cancer? And most recently, research shows that people who exercise regularly after a colon cancer diagnosis not only have a higher chance of survival, they [...]
Audrey Hepburn, one of Hollywood’s most famous actresses, died in 1993 at the age of 63 from slow growing appendiceal cancer. In 1992 Audrey began complaining of abdominal pain and had laparoscopic surgery where doctors found cancer in her small intestine that had spread from her appendix (a small area of the large intestine). The year she died she went through [...]
According to a study, deaths from emergent colorectal surgery may increase the risk of death in the elderly. A number of these procedures (30%) are performed to remove advanced colon tumors that most likely could have been found earlier by routine colonoscopy. This makes we wonder why aren’t these tumors being found sooner? Do we need to do a [...]
When I first started working at my current job I was a brand new, fresh out of school, baby nurse. One day I was taking care of a patient in the recovery unit when she began to complain of abdominal pain. This isn’t uncommon since some people experience gas pains after their colonoscopy. Her vital signs were normal [...]
In the clinic where I work I sometimes see patients with chronic Hepatitis C. The disease is transmitted through contaminated blood and over time causes liver damage. The sad thing about Hepatitis C is that most people don’t know they have it until severe liver damage has been done which can take decades. I recently found an interesting article on an experimental drug being tested to treat [...]
This is a follow-up to my previous post about heartburn. I’m sorry to say that for people who suffer from daily heartburn there are certain foods to avoid, and those foods happen to be all the good ones if you ask me! I wouldn’t suggest depriving yourself completely of the foods you love but we could all certainly cut [...]
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