COVID-19 & Immunosuppressants: Why it Might Be Dangerous for People with Autoimmune Conditions to Stop Taking Their Medications Join us on Wednesday, 4/22/20 at 12:00PM CST Since the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic, Austin Gastroenterology has received a tremendous amount of calls from concerned patients asking if they should discontinue their immunosuppressant medications or infusion therapy. To help support patients with autoimmune conditions such as Inflammatory ... [Read More]
IBD
A Crohn’s and Colitis Disease Patient Story: Meet Erin Bush
Erin Bush understands the importance of “Making the Invisible Visible,” the theme for this year’s World IBD Day. Since birth, there were always certain foods that bothered Erin's stomach so her mother naturally modified Erin's diet accordingly. Erin continued this way of eating throughout her childhood, knowing that if she ate certain foods she would most certainly suffer the consequences later. It never occurred to them that Erin could actually be suffering from a serious inflammatory bowel ... [Read More]
More Than A Gut Feeling: How Dr. Scott Becker Helps Manage and Treat IBD
Inflammation is an elusive disease – especially when it comes to diagnosing disorders related to it. Conditions linked to the GI tract can be perplexing, leaving both specialists and patients with many unanswered questions. According to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) – or chronic inflammation in the digestive tract – plagues 1.6 million Americans. An umbrella term, IBD can either be classified as one of two disorders: Ulcerative Colitis, long-lasting ... [Read More]
Dr. Becker Discusses the Complexities of IBD Treatments
More Than A Gut Feeling: How Dr. Scott Becker Helps Manage and Treat IBD Inflammation is an elusive disease – especially when it comes to diagnosing disorders related to it. Conditions linked to the GI tract can be perplexing, leaving both specialists and patients with many unanswered questions. According to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) – or chronic inflammation in the digestive tract – plagues 1.6 million Americans. An umbrella term, IBD can either be ... [Read More]
IBD vs. IBS
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) broadly refers to chronic inflammation of the intestines. It’s often conflated with a noninflammatory condition called irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Both can cause diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, and cramping. Although the two disorders share similar names and symptoms, they are different conditions requiring different treatments. The exact causes of IBD and IBS are unknown. Researchers believe they are the result of an autoimmune reaction. Stress ... [Read More]