Management of patients with functional GI disorders (FGIDs) is one of the most challenging areas of gastroenterology and medicine Diagnosis is accomplished using the [...]
IBS- C and chronic constipation are conditions that impact the lives of many people. I moderated a panel last year with Dr. William Chey [...]
As providers we often struggle to understand how our patients experience illness in relationship to their disease, such as the data that is discernible [...]
Although I first wrote these words about the challenges of the physician-patient relationship in 2001, they are still appropriate in today's healthcare climate. I [...]
A recent New York Times Well Blog post provided an insightful and valuable commentary on the importance of the physical exam for diagnosing illness. [...]
Most would agree that good communication skills are the cornerstone of an effective patient-provider relationship. In a previous post, I offered tips to help physicians [...]
Chronic GI pain is one of the hottest discussed topics in the functional gastrointestinal disorder world and a topic I have been speaking on [...]
This post first appeared online as a response to Becker’s ASC Review’s “Ask a Gastroenterologist” Series on June 20, 2014. Almost a decade ago, [...]
Health care providers spend the majority of their time doing on one communication with their patients. It’s well recognized that good communication skills are [...]
Narcotic bowel syndrome (NBS) is characterized by a paradoxical increase in abdominal pain that is associated with continuous or increasing dosages of narcotics. The [...]
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