Gastrointestinal Disease Articles- UChicago Medicine

Morris Fourte, a retired machine repairman, is engaged in one of his favorite pastimes—playing cards. Fourte’s life was saved when Dr. Uzma Siddiqui performed a complex endoscopic procedure.

Physician brings Chicago man 'back from the dead' after rare bile duct bleeding threatens his life

Morris Fourte's life was threatened when a rare condition led to internal gastrointestinal bleeding. He credits Uzma Siddiqui, MD, at UChicago Medicine for bringing him "back from the dead" after she used interventional endoscopy to find and tackle his issue.

A hot topic: Are spicy foods healthy or dangerous?

Why weight loss is so much more complicated than 'calories in, calories out'

Debunking the health benefits of apple cider vinegar

Why some foods can help treat the nation's most common chronic liver disease

Medical providers preach about the importance of a healthy diet. But nutrition isn’t always one-size-fits-all. For patients with fatty liver disease, a disorder that affects about 100 million Americans and can lead to cirrhosis and cancer, the best dietary advice may sound unusual.

How an ulcerative colitis survivor is living his best life, at Pierogi Fest

Karen KIm, MD, and her patient before colonoscopy procedure

New guidelines lower colorectal screening age from 50 to 45

Lynn Yanow, gastric bypass and diabetes patient

After decades of struggle, woman achieves weight loss & diabetes relief through gastric bypass surgery

Combination of IBD medications offers bridge to avoid surgery

Soldiering on with Crohn's disease

Kiran Turaga, MD, MPH, in front of window overlooking Chicago skyline from Center for Care and Discovery

Appendix cancer, while rare, still requires expert treatment

Going against the grain to defeat celiac disease

A family from Pennsylvania has donated an unprecedented $1.56 million to the University of Chicago Medicine Celiac Disease Center to fund studies and establish a fellowship for a full-time researcher.