News

The team at the Digestive Health Institute believes that education is one of the best ways to help people understand how their digestive system works and what to do when something doesn’t seem right. We regularly share our expertise through news articles and participate in and promote research on new diagnostic approaches and treatments for digestive health disorders.

Stay up to date with the latest in digestive health care by following what our team is talking about as part of local, regional and national news stories.


Digestive Health News

May 25, 2016

The ABCs Of Acid Reflux

By Dr. Rosalind Van Stolk,  Gastroenterologist We have all probably regretted it when we heaped on extra onions and sauerkraut [...]

December 08, 2016

Ask A Doc: Options For GERD (Acid Reflux) Sufferers

An estimated 40 percent of Americans suffer from the daily effects of heartburn, and approximately 20 percent have been diagnosed [...]

August 17, 2016

Fundoplication? It Spelled Relief For Their GERD

For years, gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, had a chokehold on Bernice Montefusco of Wallingford and Thomas P. Barrett of [...]

October 15, 2020

How To Fight Acid Reflux (Naturally) Without Having To Take Nexium

Q: Is it just me, or does adding ginger to my diet – either in food, tea or eating a [...]

March 30, 2017

Medical Rounds (Video): Maintaining Digestive Health

Digestive disorders affect nearly 70 million people in the United State, according to the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases. [...]

October 19, 2017

1 In 200 In State Have Inflammatory Bowel/Crohn’s: How Doctors Detect, Treat

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are common conditions affecting more than 1.5 million people nationwide. Dr. Joseph Cappa,  a gastroenterologist [...]

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