Perhaps it isn’t what you ate last night. The root cause of your regular constipation or stomach ache could be something totally different something serious. Did you know colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer diagnosed in both women and men in the USA? Or did you know it’s also the third Read More…
Chronic gastritis is probably one of the most irritable diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and can affect your overall well being with the constant inflammation, which is one of its primary symptoms. This disease happens when bacterial growth in the stomach, which can be a result of many causes, starts to deplete the inner lining Read More…
You would be surprised knowing just how many people take their serious angina pain as bad gas. In mistake and failing to get the right treatment on time, they eventually get heart attacks and heart failures, which often leads to sudden deaths. Similar is the case with stomach aches. Under the shade of indigestion and 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…
