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  • How Robotic Surgery May Reduce Pain and Recovery Time After Colon Surgery

    How Robotic Surgery May Reduce Pain and Recovery Time After Colon Surgery

    Hearing that you need colon surgery can bring as many questions as concerns. Many patients worry less about the procedure itself than about how much pain they will have afterward and how long recovery will take. Advances in minimally invasive robotic surgery are changing that experience for many people by helping surgeons operate with greater precision while minimizing disruption to healthy tissue. Here is how robotic surgery may improve recovery after colon surgery.

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  • How Bariatric Surgery Helps with Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and Sleep Apnea

    How Bariatric Surgery Helps with Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and Sleep Apnea

    Living with obesity often means managing more than excess weight alone. Many patients also struggle with serious health conditions like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and obstructive sleep apnea, all of which can affect quality of life and long-term health. Bariatric surgery offers more than weight loss. For many people, it can improve or even resolve obesity-related medical conditions while supporting better overall health. Here is how bariatric surgery can positively impact these common chronic diseases.

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  • What Is an Upper Endoscopy (EGD) and What Can It Detect?

    What Is an Upper Endoscopy (EGD) and What Can It Detect?

    Persistent heartburn, difficulty swallowing, unexplained stomach pain, or chronic nausea can disrupt daily life and leave you searching for answers. While symptoms often provide clues, seeing what is happening inside the upper digestive tract can be essential for making an accurate diagnosis. An upper endoscopy, also known as an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), is one of the most effective tools gastroenterologists use to evaluate digestive health. This article explains what an upper endoscopy is, how it works, and what it can detect.

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  • Struggling with Bowel Control? Signs It’s Time to Talk to a Specialist

    Struggling with Bowel Control? Signs It’s Time to Talk to a Specialist

    A sudden urge to use the restroom, accidental stool leakage, or difficulty controlling bowel movements can be frustrating and embarrassing. Many people assume these symptoms are simply a normal part of aging or something they have to live with. In reality, fecal incontinence is a medical condition that can often be treated. Learn when bowel control issues warrant evaluation by a digestive health specialist.

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  • What Is a FibroScan and Who Should Get One?

    What Is a FibroScan and Who Should Get One?

    Most people have never heard of a FibroScan, until their doctor orders one. Yet this non-invasive liver assessment tool is quietly becoming one of the most important diagnostic advances in gastroenterology, offering patients a fast, painless window into liver health that previously required a needle biopsy to achieve. As June marks Fatty Liver Awareness Month, there has never been a better time to understand what a FibroScan is, how it works, and whether you should have one.

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