Whether you go through complicated digestive issues or not, if you have crossed 50, your doctors would suggest you get a colonoscopy done. This happens to be the most common and biggest test to screen for and prevent colorectal cancer and can be recommended depending on age or health factors. This procedure is a little Read More…
Hemorrhoids are a very common disease that often makes your living quite hellish with no peace of mind and movement. In such cases, it is important that you seek some sort of treatment or medical advice to make sure that your problem does have a solution. However, in many cases, hemorrhoids start to get aggravated Read More…
Everyone has heard about Michael Phelps is on a 10000 calorie diet and we have thought to ourselves, how in God’s name can someone tackle the food that is enough to feed 5 healthy adults in a day. Not just the famous Olympian, but even tennis stars like Andy Murray or sprint athletes like Usain Bolt Read More…
Testing for colon cancer just got easier. If you don’t already know, Cologuard is a new competing technology for colon cancer screening that is simple and ease of use. It involves no prep, no sedation, and most importantly, its effective. What exactly is Cologuard? Cologuard is a cancer detection test. Specifically, it tests for genetic Read More…
The practice of Kurt Vernon, MD, The GI Guy, is proud to announce that we have received a ‘Tier 1 Designation”, a high quality recognition from one of the nation’s largest health insurers – Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC. BCBSNC Tiered Network utilizes administrative claims data to identify high quality, low cost providers and Read More…
