Digestive Archives

Oatmeal porridge with berries, honey and cup of coffee, at a table setting with coffee and other breakfast foods

It’s an expression held dear by generations of mothers: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. […]

Is breakfast really the most important meal?

Sherita Cunningham on the job as a security guard for the Dallas school system after her gallbladder robotic-assisted surgery

Everyone experiences digestive discomfort from time to time. But in severe cases, it can be crippling. Just ask […]

Gallbladder patient finds relief in robotic-assisted surgery

Glass bottles with elderberry juice, one of many well-known folk remedies, pictured alongside raw elderberries

There’s a reason folk remedies have such staying power. They have proven medical benefits, and their active ingredients […]

These folk remedies have stood the test of time

Deanna Lariz teaching piano again after bariatric sleeve surgery

Like so many people who struggle with the scale, Deanna Lariz barely noticed as her weight crept up […]

Weight-loss surgery hits all the right notes for piano teacher

Vitamins of many colors spilled out of a container, used to explain the link between COVID-19 and vitamins

Until a coronavirus vaccine becomes universally available, masks and our immune systems are all that stand between us […]

Could vitamins help you head off severe COVID-19?

View of the Progressive Care Unit for Transplant and Advanced Surgery at Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Transplant care has a brand-new home at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, but its 40-year mission remains the same: […]

New home for transplant care maintains a tried-and-true focus

Kathy and Chuck Magers embracing and celebrating Chuck's recovery from pancreatitis

It was over 70 years ago, but Chuck and Kathy Magers still remember the first time they saw […]

Pancreatic surgery preserves couple’s 70-year love story

Keto diet friendly burger with avocado halves instead of a bun

Despite potential risks, thousands of people swear by the weight-loss benefits of a ketogenic (keto) diet, which is […]

Do keto’s risks outweigh its rewards?

Person grabbing their stomach, image representation of a stomach ache or gastrointestinal pain

Pandemic stress is enough to upset anyone’s stomach, but research suggests that digestive and gastrointestinal distress can be […]

First signs of COVID-19 might just turn your stomach

Roy Whittington with his pug. Roy faced two digestive medical scares before age 35.

There aren’t many people who have navigated not one but two complicated gastrointestinal problems before their 35th birthday. […]

Feeling drunk without alcohol was just the start

Alexandra Poudel, pictured with her children, became the first patient in North Texas to undergo this treatment for her colon.

Ever been sick and wished you had listened to your mother? Alexandra Poudel sure does. Earlier this year, the […]

A first for all of North Texas

Mikey Vann and his husband can share their love of food again after GERD procedure provides relief for Mikey.

When Mikey Vann got an invitation to fly to Las Vegas and meet nine-time Grammy Award®–winner Lady Gaga, there […]

Acid reflux patient wins big after LINX procedure

Group of adult men and women both old and young gathered and smiling at the camera.

A look at the important work of the Medication Therapy Management Clinics at Methodist Dallas If a few […]

Helping patients access lifesaving medications

Patient Elaine McCray and husband in kitchen after she finds healing from GERD

Elaine McCray thought she’d be living with pain for the rest of her life. She’d had GERD (short […]

VIDEO: Patient finds relief from GERD

When you feel an achy pain in your stomach or can’t seem hold food down, you’ll likely grab […]

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