Gastrointestinal Health
Hometown Health Blog
Gluten-free: What does that mean?
A gluten-free diet helps manage symptoms of celiac disease and other medical conditions associated with gluten. Find out how it can affect your overall nutritional needs.
Do you need to say goodbye to gluten?
Thinking about trying a gluten-free diet? Learn why it's not necessarily a healthy option for everyone.
Good bacteria for your gut
Do you know your gut houses up to 1,000 different species of bacteria? Read the two ways to keep your gut health in balance with foods you may already eat every day.
6 tips for flood water safety
Intense rainfall and flooding lead to many areas playing host to standing water. When water accumulates, it can pose significant health and safety risks. Read six tips to help you stay safe.
Steps to prevent norovirus
Anyone can be infected with the highly contagious illness norovirus. Follow these tips to decrease your risk of getting the viruses that cause gastroenteritis, often referred to as the stomach flu.
Redefining liver health: Understanding steatotic liver disease
More than a quarter of the world's adult population is affected by the most common form of chronic liver disease. Learn about a shift underway to redefine steatotic liver disease and raise awareness.
Best foods to eat when you have a stomach 'bug'
Fighting off the dreaded stomach "flu" isn't fun. This intestinal infection is marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting. Here are some tips for fueling your body when it hits.
5 things you can do to keep your colon healthy
For years, turning 50 came with a special birthday message from your health care team: Time to have a colonoscopy. Read about the change in guidelines to begin screening at age 45.
Living with Crohn's disease or colitis
From mild to debilitating symptoms, inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease or colitis, can affect all aspects of your health. Learn about risk factors and effects, and get coping tips.
Fecal incontinence: Does your underwear have more than a small brown streak?
Most pelvic floor issues can be diagnosed and treated once identified as a concern. Find out what determines minor and major fecal incontinence and treatment options.
Breaking down acute and chronic pancreatitis
While more people experience a mild form of pancreatitis, which appears suddenly, some experience a severe case that can cause life-threatening conditions. Learn about the symptoms and treatment for each form of pancreatitis.
Breaking down the details of colorectal surgery
Colorectal surgery is a wide range of procedures that treat conditions of the lower digestive tract, ranging from hemorrhoids to cancer. Here's what you need to know if you need surgery.
