Author: Manisha “Mona” Dave, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist

A Novel Treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome is a “functional” gastrointestinal disorder that causes abdominal pain coupled with diarrhea, constipation, or both. “Functional” refers to the fact that abdominal pain cannot be explained by any detectable abnormality.  However, the pain is very real....

The Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Insider is an educational symposium designed for IBD patients and caregivers. Join us for our first-ever live virtual patient and caregiver scientific symposium—at no cost! January 25, 2020, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST This exclusive event provides live updates from the 2020 Crohn's & Colitis Congress®, the premier conference...

What is Gratitude? Gratitude is recognizing and appreciating the good in everyday things and people around you. Recognizing Appreciating Connecting Science of Gratitude: Gratitude is not just “feel-good fluff”.  Gratitude research contains hundreds of articles proving the scientific benefit of practicing gratitude. Practicing gratitude improves heart health, blood pressure, skin, sleep,...

You have tens of trillions of tiny bugs living inside your gut.  Our gut bugs, or gut microbiota, are unique to each of us.  We have more than 3 million microbial genes in our gut microbiota.  That means we have 150 times more microbial genes...