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 [...]
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 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! 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 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 [...]
Gut↔Brain Axis Does the Microbiota Affect Brain Health? Have you ever experienced that moment where your gut feels uneasy before a final exam, a date, or an important job interview? This physiological response is not entirely random and suggests that [...]
Artificial Intelligence Machines Can Now Write Medical Articles Automation exists in many aspects of our lives, even in some of the articles you read. With a bit of input from humans, certain apps are designed to use artificial intelligence (AI) [...]
IBS Updates 2022 April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month. IBS is one of the most common gastrointestinal conditions in the world. It affects as many as 20% of Canadians so it’s likely that you know at least one [...]
Motivational Interviewing for Behaviour Modification Obesity is a complex, chronic disease and there is so much more to addressing it than simply eating less or following a diet. If you are tired of focusing on restrictive eating patterns, consider trying [...]
How to Choose the Right Probiotics Are you wondering how to use probiotics for your digestive health? Look no further, as a trusted group of experts has created an evidence-based guide on probiotic products available in Canada that can support [...]
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