Guang ChenOct 15, 20211 minDigestive diseasesSharp pains around the bottom? Could this be proctalgia fugax?Do you experience intermittent discomfort/pain around your bottom area? The discomfort can come on at any time. Sometimes, it can be so...
Guang ChenOct 8, 20211 minDigestive diseasesMy doc says I have a "hiatus hernia", do I need an operation to fix this?Hiatus hernia is actually a medical misnomer because it is not a "true" hernia. Let's begin with the normal anatomy of the stomach. The...
Guang ChenSep 24, 20211 minDigestive diseasesI have tummy pain, do I need to have endoscopy?Let's begin by discussing what "endoscopy" is. Endoscopy is made up of "endon" which means inside (in Greek) and "scopein" which means...