Sleep
Vital Links Between Sleep and GI Conditions Sleep is essential for humans, but it’s no surprise that not all of us get what we need. Researchers tell us that sleep is vital for health and wellbeing no matter your [...]
Nutrition and Lifestyle Tips to Help Reduce Bloating and Gas
Nutrition and Lifestyle Tips to Help Reduce Bloating and Gas 1. Eat mindfully in a calm and relaxed environment Eating when stressed can hamper digestion and trigger gut symptoms. Consider taking a break from digital devices and practice paying attention [...]
IBD Nutrition Tips
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Nutrition Tips (Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis) Nutrition Recommendations During Remission (Inactive Disease) Aim to eat balanced meals and snacks with a combination of protein, fat, and complex carbohydrates. Check out the plate method in Canada’s [...]
Obesity Update 2022
Obesity Update 2022 Obesity groups across the globe have been meeting to develop new guidelines for treating adults living with obesity that have their roots in the hard work done by Obesity Canada in 2020, published in the Canadian Medical [...]
A Cure for Colorectal Cancer on The Horizon?
A Cure for Colorectal Cancer on the Horizon? There might be a cure on the horizon for one of the most common cancers in Canada. Colorectal cancer occurs often among adults 50 years of age and older and usually develops [...]
Mark Ferguson: Diverticular Disease Surgery Experience
Mark Ferguson: Diverticular Disease Surgery Experience I’m 67 years old and I’ve had 27 diverticulitis attacks over a span of about eleven years. It’s been a painful journey. After interviewing six different surgeons in Ottawa in 2018, they told me [...]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Food Avoidance
IBS and Food Avoidance Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, and/or diarrhea. These symptoms can be persistent and greatly impact quality of life. There are three distinct subtypes: IBS-C, [...]
The Weight Gain Battle
The Weight Gain Battle From conception, a deep-seated self-preservation goal of your biology is to grow and acquire body stores, including energy in the form of fat. Obesity is a complex disease in which abnormal or excess body fat impairs [...]
Gail Attara’s 26 years of service and counting!
Gail Attara’s 26 years of service and counting! Message from the CSIR and GI Society Boards of Directors Gail Attara’s first day as executive director of the Northwestern Society of Intestinal Research (SIR) was March 14, 1996. She was a [...]
New Medication Class for Ulcerative Colitis
New Medication Class for Ulcerative Colitis Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that consists of fine ulcerations in the inner mucosal lining of the large intestine (colon). Symptoms include rectal bleeding, diarrhea accompanied by abdominal pain, constipation, and [...]