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Constipation is not the most exciting health topic! Still, it’s essential to understand that the side effects of improper bowel evacuation can be quite detrimental to a person’s health. You may be interested in: What does a gastroenterologist check for?

Stomach pain is something that everyone experiences from time to time. It can be caused by poor diet habits, high stress, and other environmental factors. Luckily, while stomach pain may bring discomfort, the symptom often fades away within a few days. However, if you are experiencing chronic stomach pain frequently, it may be a sign […]

At Triborough GI we know that living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is frustrating, especially when it comes to mealtimes. You often can’t enjoy your meal because you’re so worried about whether your food choices will trigger an episode of bloating, gas, cramps, diarrhea, or constipation. You’re not alone. An estimated 10 to 15 percent of people […]

Are you over your target weight and ready to shed some pounds? Then you might have started to look at various weight loss solutions. There are many of them. But what’s often overlooked is the solution that perfectly fills the gap between non-invasive solutions and surgery: The Orbera gastric balloon. You may be interested in: What does […]

Every day, it seems that something new is discovered about the novel COVID-19: whether it’s new cases, medical developments or a change in laws.  Research has unearthed the possibility that elderly and obese people are more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19. With the United States containing some of the most obese people in the […]

Michael Gibney (Nutrition Expert) in his eighth year of retirement reflects on the following: We have made little progress in mastering accurate measures of food intake, something absolutely fundamental to the subject. Energy underreporting, which is found in about 40% of respondents in any typical survey, is a major source of error in public health nutrition. Being […]

With news for a treatment for the novel coronavirus always circulating, there’s no shortage of possibilities. The rapidly growing list of treatments for COVID-19 includes an unlikely candidate: famotidine, the active compound in the over-the-counter heartburn drug called Pepcid. Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who received famotidine were twice as likely to survive the virus, according to […]

Is it just you, or is it what you’ve been eating? With so much diversity in our diets today, it can be hard to pinpoint what foods are good for our gut’s microbiome. If you’re knowledgeable on your digestive health, you’ll know that having a good balance in this ecosystem of bacteria that lives in […]

Most people don’t like to talk about it, but having gastrointestinal issues is commonplace. If you’re suffering any symptoms and want your questions answered, book a visit to see us at Triborough GI. Here’s a top-to-bottom look at some of the most common digestive issues, their symptoms, and the most effective treatments available. If you […]

One of the biggest killers in the United States, colorectal cancer is the third most common type of non-skin cancer. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Anyone who believes they could be suffering from colorectal cancer should talk to a gastroenterologist immediately. While colorectal cancer is deadly, your chances […]