Nearly one in seven Americans experience bloating on a weekly basis, and most aren’t seeking professional care for it, according to a study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators, published recently in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Even though bloating is a common symptom, some patients may not bring it up with their doctors, said Janice Oh, MD, a resident physician within the ...

GI OnDEMAND, a virtual integrated-care platform, recently announced a partnership with Mindset Health, the creator of Nerva, a six-week, gut-directed hypnotherapy program. The hypnotherapy program is delivered through a mobile app to help patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) better manage their symptoms. GI OnDEMAND is a joint venture between the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and Gastro Girl, Inc., ...

SEATTLE, Washington—A comprehensive analysis of more than 100,000 colorectal cancer (CRC) cases, led by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer in Seattle and 200 scientific collaborators worldwide, has identified more than 100 new genetic risk factors strongly linked with the disease. These findings, published Dec. 20, 2022 in the journal Nature Genetics, could help clinicians better determine who’s at highest risk for ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis at the Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute at McMaster in collaboration with the Society for the Study of Celiac Disease has determined there is a nine-fold increased risk of having IBD for patients with a previous diagnosis of celiac disease. Similarly, the risk for celiac disease is increased in IBD patients, though to a ...