MedStar Health Blog

You may be surprised to hear that everyone has hemorrhoids. In fact, I often introduce the topic to my medical students by walking around the room and pointing to unsuspecting individuals exclaiming, ...

Colorectal cancer has traditionally been considered an older person’s disease. But according to the American Cancer Society, in 2020, 12% of colorectal cancer cases will be diagnosed in people u...

“What does it mean if I have a chronically noisy stomach?” This is something patients ask me all the time. Yet all of us have that noisy abdomen on occasion. And everyone’s baseline is a bit differe...

Every day, millions of Americans experience the debilitating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). If you have recurrent abdominal pain at least once a day over the course of three months, you...

If the fiery feeling of heartburn affects you more than twice a week, you may be at risk for more serious health issues. Frequent or long-standing heartburn is a symptom of gastroesophageal reflux dis...

Most people don't like discussing issues with their bowel movements (BMs) or even thinking about them. But the condition of your fecal matter can reveal a lot about your colorectal and overall health—...