The next time you’re feeling down, instead of blaming it on the weather or a stressful day at work, you may want to look at what you’re putting in your gut. An unhealthy gut or one that is out of balance, can increase your risk for obesity and illnesses like diabetes, and can play a small role in depression and colon cancer. Learn more.
There has been a rise in colorectal cancers in people 20 to 50 years old over the last decade. Learn more about colorectal cancer and how this 49-year-old beat it.
Colonoscopy literally means “to look inside the colon.” During a colonoscopy, the doctor will place a flexible camera called a colonoscope into the anus and steer it throughout the colon and rectum.
After being diagnosed with colon cancer, Rick Smith is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatments at Nebraska Medicine. His wife, Rae Jean, stays by his side. “Get a colonoscopy. It can save your life,” says Rick.
My husband and I would travel anywhere to get Brylie the care she needs, but now we live a short drive from one of the few facilities in the nation that specializes in intestinal failure. The multidisciplinary team will help Brylie down the road to health and digestion.
