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Sep 4, 2024 | 
self.com | Kerri L. Glassner |Erica Sloan
If you feel like everyone and their mother is on a quest to improve their gut health (or proselytizing about a pill or potion that’s “healed” theirs), you’re not wrong. In a 2021 survey conducted by market research agency Mintel, nearly three in five people in the US said they try to eat foods that will give them a healthier gut. On TikTok, gut-health content is so prolific, it has its own hashtag (#guttok) that’s ballooned with billions of views.
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May 2, 2024 | 
self.com | Kerri L. Glassner |Marygrace Taylor
There’s no mistaking bloating—you know, that pressure-filled feeling in your gut that’s akin to swallowing a bowling ball. Most of us deal with it from time to time and it’s usually NBD. “Transient bloating on occasion can be totally normal,” Elena Ivanina, DO, a gastroenterologist with Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and founder of GutLove, tells SELF.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
self.com | Rebecca Joy Stanborough |Kerri L. Glassner |Tria Wen |Rachel Nall
By SELF Staffers,Rebecca Joy Stanborough,Medically reviewed by Kerri Glassner, DO,Tria Wen,Rachel Nall, MSN, CRNA,Reviewed by Kerri Glassner, DO,Jennifer Larson,Kathryn Watson and Natasha Lavender,Medically reviewed by Rabia de Latour, MD,Maggie O'Neill,Korin Miller,Jill Seladi-Schulman,Ann Pietrangelo,Natalie Rizzo, R.D.,Reviewed by Rabia de Latour, MD,Natasha Lavender,Carolyn L. Todd,Tessa Miller SELF does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
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Sep 12, 2023 | 
self.com | Sara Gaynes Levy |Kerri L. Glassner |Drew Schwartz |Korin Miller
While fiber can sometimes exacerbate symptoms, that isn't true for everyone with Crohn's-research suggests that, in some cases, eating it can help you feel better. 1 The key to making those foods gut-friendly, says Ashley Hurst, RD, LD, owner of The Crohn's & Colitis Dietitians, is to "modify the texture," or make a fibrous food less bulky-and therefore easier to move through the GI tract.
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Aug 30, 2023 | 
self.com | Audrey Bruno |Korin Miller |Amy Marturana Winderl |Kerri L. Glassner
By SELF Staffers,Audrey Bruno,Korin Miller and Amy Marturana Winderl, C.P.T.,Medically reviewed by Kerri Glassner, DO,Amy Marturana Winderl, C.P.T.,Medically reviewed by Brijen J. Shah, MD, AGAF,Emilia Benton,Pam Moore, C.P.T., OTR/L,Demetria Wambia,Janissa Delzo, M.P.H.,Annalise Mabe,Andrea Park,Claire Hannum Skip to main content This form of IBD causes chronic inflammation in the GI tract. SELF does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
self.com | Korin Miller |Kerri L. Glassner |Helen Santoro
Being diagnosed with Crohn's disease can feel super disorienting. Your doctor likely listed off a ton of confusing medical terms, offered you a pamphlet and prescription, and encouraged you to reach out with questions (possibly via an online portal-another thing to figure out). It's understandable if you nodded, smiled, and trudged out of the office in a total blur-and frantically googled What is Crohn's disease? in your car or on the train back home.
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Aug 18, 2023 | 
self.com | Maressa Brown |Kerri L. Glassner |Jenna Ryu |Korin Miller
Learning that you need an ostomy to help manage your inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) might seem daunting at first. The surgery redirects poop to exit through a stoma (an opening on your lower abdomen) and into a pouch, meaning, you'll use the bathroom differently from what you're used to. It's a big change to the way your body functions, and it's totally natural to wonder if it will impact your career, relationships, or whatever else it is you've got happening.
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Aug 2, 2023 | 
self.com | Korin Miller |Kerri L. Glassner |Debra Witt |Melanie Rud
If you aren't sure what your triggers are, a doctor or a registered dietitian can help you pinpoint them-every person's body is different, but as a rule of thumb, high-fiber fruits and vegetables, beans, nuts and seeds, and full-fat dairy tend to aggravate the GI system the most. It's probably best to save cocktails for when your flare-up stops, Ashkan Farhadi, MD, a gastroenterologist at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California, tells SELF.
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Jul 31, 2023 | 
self.com | Debra Witt |Kerri L. Glassner |Melanie Rud |Jenna Ryu
Judy Hoffstein had a moment that was "like seeing the Emerald City" while out with friends one night in Manhattan. It wasn't a celebrity spotting or some other "only in New York!" occurrence. Rather, Hoffstein was truly shocked when she (finally!) stumbled upon a public restroom in a subway station.
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Jan 19, 2023 | 
self.com | Kerri L. Glassner |Korin Miller |Sara Lindberg |Malia Griggs
If you’ve been grappling with uncomfortable digestive symptoms for a while, getting an official diagnosis may come as a relief. But putting a name to your condition can also be overwhelming, especially when it comes to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). The condition is pretty uncommon and more research needs to be done to understand it better, so it can be tougher to diagnose than some other gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, like Crohn’s or celiac disease.
