Gastroenterologist

Colon Cancer Awareness Month – March 2019

I want to support Colon Cancer Awareness Month this year by dispelling a few myths and hopefully getting everyone a little more comfortable with the colonoscopy prep process. Colorectal cancer isn’t just a disease of those 45 and older! Through awareness, we can collectively beat this cancer! You can learn more about tests, symptoms, causes,

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2022-03-07T17:18:44-06:00By |Colon Cancer, Colonoscopy, Digestive Health, Gastroenterologist|Comments Off on Colon Cancer Awareness Month – March 2019

Surprising Benefits of Probiotics: A Gastroenterologist’s Perspective

Probiotics are everywhere – are they all they’re cracked up to be? As a gastroenterologist, more and more of my Fort Worth, TX area patients ask me about the benefits of probiotics. Probiotics can be found naturally in fermented foods, but they are also infused into specific yogurt, yogurt drinks and packed into dietary supplements

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2018-08-06T13:04:25-05:00By |Digestive Health, Gastroenterologist, Probiotics|Comments Off on Surprising Benefits of Probiotics: A Gastroenterologist’s Perspective

How to Manipulate Your Microbiome For Easier, Better Health

The gut microbiome is the ecosystem of over 100 trillion microbes that lives in your gastrointestinal tract. This is more than some bacteria living in your gut – the gut microbiome has more genes than your genome, which has earned it the nickname, “the second genome.” This ecosystem makes up 90 percent of the total

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2018-04-02T15:00:50-05:00By |Gastroenterologist|Comments Off on How to Manipulate Your Microbiome For Easier, Better Health

6 Reasons to see a Gastroenterologist

If you’re struggling with digestive issues in the Fort Worth, TX area you might be wondering if you need to see a digestive health specialist, called a Gastroenterologist (or GI doctor).  In most cases, my recommendation to those experiencing stomach pain or other digestive symptoms is to see your primary doctor first so they

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2019-02-07T21:51:09-06:00By |Colon Cancer, Colonoscopy, Gastroenterologist, Gastroenterology News, Hemorrhoids, Reflux|Comments Off on 6 Reasons to see a Gastroenterologist
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