Butts & Guts: A Cleveland Clinic Digestive Health Podcast

Dr. Shirley Paski joins the Butts & Guts podcast this week to discuss short bowel syndrome. Listen to learn more about this condition and how best to manage this unique diagnosis.

Dietician Julia Zumpano joins the Butts & Guts podcast once again, this time to discuss snacking. Listen to learn more about what foods the reasons for why people snack, how snacking effects our weight, and the benefits of having a healthy relationship with snacking. Listen to learn more.

Dr. Jessica Barry joins the Butts & Guts podcast this week to discuss small bowel enteroscopy/therapeutics in pediatric endoscopy at Cleveland Clinic Children's. Listen to learn more about this procedure and how it can help young patients.

Dr. Kristen Ban joins the Butts & Guts podcast this week to discuss everything you need to know about Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS). Listen to learn about who qualifies for ERAS, how it can help patients after a surgery, and more.

Dr. Petar Bajic joins the Butts and Guts podcast once again, this time to discuss low-intensity shockwave therapy treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED). Listen to learn more about how this type of therapy is being used to treat ED.

Taylor Stephens, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist in the Center for Pediatric Behavioral Health at Cleveland Clinic Children's. She joins this episode of the Butts & Guts podcast to discuss the mental health of pediatric diabetic patients. Listen to learn more about why mental health care is important for pediatric diabetic patients and the services available at Cleveland Clinic.

Dietitian Julia Zumpano joins the Butts and Guts podcast once again, this time to discuss saturated fats. Listen to learn more about what foods high in saturated fats are okay to consume, as well as ones to avoid, along with how they can impact your health.

Dr. Kathleen Ashton is a board-certified Clinical Health Psychologist in the Breast Center of the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic. She joins this episode of the Butts and Guts podcast to discuss mental health and breast cancer. Listen to learn more about the importance of mindfulness for breast cancer patients, as well as the mental health services and resources available at Cleveland Clinic (such as the Breast Cancer Podcasts for Relaxation).

Dr. Anna Chichura is a breast surgeon oncologist and benign gynecologist in the Department of General Surgery at Cleveland Clinic. She joins this episode of the Butts and Guts podcast to discuss disparities in breast cancer. Listen to learn more about how race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and access to healthcare can affect breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, along with what is being done to better diagnose patients.

Dr. David Liska is a leading colorectal surgeon at Cleveland Clinic. He is the Section Head of Colorectal Cancer Oncology and the Director of the Sanford R. Weiss, MD Center for Hereditary Colorectal Neoplasia. He also leads the Center for Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer and is the James Church and Edward DeBartolo, Jr. Family Endowed Chair. Dr. Liska discusses hereditary colon cancer in this episode of Butts & Guts. Listen to learn more about this type of cancer and the treatment advancements being made at Cleveland Clinic.