Inflammatory bowel disease treatment 'gave me my life back' October 06, 2016 | UCI Health Told by one doctor that she had an eating disorder, Leslie Ewins suffered extreme stomach pain and other intense digestive symptoms until she was... Read More Tags IBD digestive health patient stories
Getting his life back after diverticulitis surgery September 08, 2016 | UCI Health Kevin Roy had heard horror stories of Frankenstein-like scars and long-term digestive problems from the surgery he needed for his complicated... Read More Tags digestive health patient stories
'Losing weight is hard, but being fat is harder' August 25, 2016 | Patricia Harriman One of Orange County's first gastric balloon recipients, Cathy Paxton, talks about her recovery and weight loss. Read More Tags obesity weight loss digestive health patient stories
POEM procedure solves puzzling swallowing condition June 30, 2016 | Patricia Harriman After a decade-long battle with increasing difficulty in swallowing, an initial misdiagnosis, and dealing with type 1 diabetes, 24-year-old Jared... Read More Tags digestive health rare diseases young adults patient stories
An end to "no eating" before your colonoscopy? May 27, 2016 | John Murray Eating the day before a colonoscopy is normally forbidden. However, new research from UCI Health may change that. Dr. Jason Samarasena has found... Read More Tags colorectal cancer cancer prevention digestive health
Should you continue to take acid reflux medication? May 18, 2016 | Patricia Harriman Acid reflux patients that take a class of medications called proton pump inhibitors may have questions about possible side effects. Our GI experts... Read More Tags digestive health