Butts & Guts: A Cleveland Clinic Digestive Health Podcast

Dr. Chirag Shah is the Director of Clinical Research and Breast Radiation Oncology in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Cleveland Clinic. He joins the Butts & Guts podcast to discuss recurrent breast cancer. Listen to learn more about the symptoms of breast cancer recurrence, when to seek medical attention, available treatment options, and other important information to know about this disease.

Dr. Sophia Patel is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic Children's. She joins the Butts & Guts podcast for the first time to discuss a procedure called transnasal endoscopy. Listen to learn more about this approach and how it can help patients (such as those with eosinophilic esophagitis) be evaluated without sedation.

On this episode of Butts & Guts, two guests join the podcast to talk about ostomies and an organization that supports ostomy patients: the United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA). Danielle Gulden is a former Cleveland Clinic ostomy patient, current UOAA member, and social media influencer on “Double Baggin' It.” Keagan Lynggard is an ostomy advocate, activist, and patient, as well as current UOAA member. Listen to learn more about the ostomy care and educational opportunities available at the Cleveland Clinic, the resources available through the UOAA, the meaning behind Ostomy Awareness Day, and tips for being an ostomy patient.

This episode of Butts & Guts features Dr. Xiangling Wang, a Staff Physician in Cleveland Clinic's Genomic Medicine Institute in the Department of Kidney Medicine. She discusses genetic testing and kidney disease management with the podcast's host, Dr. Scott Steele. Listen and learn more about genetic testing, who should consider having a genetic evaluation for kidney disease, and the type of care you can expect from Dr. Wang and the renal genetics program team at Cleveland Clinic.

Stress incontinence and overactive bladder are at the center of this Butts & Guts episode. Dr. Howard Goldman, a urologist in Cleveland Clinic's Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, shares the difference between these two conditions, the symptoms that may occur, when to seek medical attention, and more. He also discusses the advancements being made at the Cleveland Clinic to help treat individuals experiencing either condition.

Dr. Deborah Goldman is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic Children's and joins this episode of Butts & Guts to discuss everything you need to know about hereditary pancreatitis. Listen and learn about what symptoms to look for, how and when to seek treatment, and other facts to be aware of related to this condition.

Dr. Zeyad Schwen joins the Butts & Guts podcast and shares key information about a procedure known as transperineal biopsy. Learn about this safe, more precise way to diagnose prostate cancer, as well as other innovative treatment options, during this episode.

Two special guests from the Cleveland Clinic are featured on this episode of Butts & Guts: Dr. Jacob Kurowski and Dr. Jessica Philpott. Dr. Kurowski is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic Children's, and Dr. Philpott is an adult care gastroenterologist. Learn how the two work together to ease young patients who experience Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) from pediatric to adult-centered care in what is know as Cleveland Clinic's Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program.

Children can face certain struggles as their digestive muscles develop, such as difficulty swallowing or constipation. Dr. Ben Freiberg joins this episode of Butts & Guts to discuss these and other possible digestive conditions that kids may experience and shares how they can be treated.

Fecal (Bowl) Incontinence is more common than people might think. Rebecca Gunter, MD, joins this episode of Butts & Guts and shares insight into this disease, how it can be treated, and offers words of encouragement for bringing it up with a medical professional.