IBS

How Is Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treated?

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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a generalized term that refers to the inflammatory disorders that affect the digestive tract. IBD affects more than 3 million Americans. This digestive disease has two primary types: ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Ulcerative colitis causes ulcers in the inner lining of the colon (large intestine) and the rectum, whereas Crohn’s disease is when the lining anywhere in the digestive tract is inflamed. Both conditions are accompanied by similar sym ... [Read More]

What is Crohn’s Disease?

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Crohn’s disease is a form of irritable bowel disease that causes inflammation and irritation of the digestive system. The digestive system includes every organ between the mouth and anus that processes food:  the esophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum, and anus. For the more than half a million Americans who suffer from Crohn’s Disease, any day can present a bout with diarrhea, stomach cramps, and loss of appetite, weight loss and more. More definitively, Crohn’s disease can attack any part of th ... [Read More]

What is IBS?

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According to the National Institutes of Health, Irritable bowel syndrome – IBS – “is a group of symptoms that occur together, including repeated pain in your abdomen and changes in your bowel movements, which may be diarrhea, constipation, or both.” In other words, IBS is defined by its symptoms rather than its cause. There’s good reason for that. The root cause hasn’t been defined. Medical science has not yet been able to pinpoint why IBS occurs, only that it does for some people and that the ... [Read More]

10 Diet Tips for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

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If you are like the one if five Americans who suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), you know every bathroom along your well-traveled routes, and pretty much have given up on comfort food. IBS – also known as spastic colon or spastic bowel – is a chronic disorder that affects the muscle contractions of the bowel but is not characterized by intestinal inflammation, ulcers or bowel damage. That’s because IBS is not a disease – patients with IBS show no clinical signs of disease and often ha ... [Read More]

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At Carlisle Digestive Disease Associates, our board-certified gastroenterologists and staff are committed to providing compassionate care and education to patients suffering from gastrointestinal conditions and diseases affecting the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. Carlisle Digestive Disease Associates, is one of central Pennsylvania’s finest gastroenterology, hepatology, and gastrointestinal endoscopy practices. Our facilities include a patient-friendly infusion center, state-of-the-art endoscopy center, and accredited pathology lab, all conveniently located on one campus. CDDA offers comprehensive services to treat conditions of the Upper GI Tract, Lower GI Tract, and Hepatology/Liver. Many treatments and procedures can be performed in the office or our endoscopy center, such as colon cancer screenings.