COLORECTAL SURGERY BLOG

Why A Female Proctologist? Are you looking for a female proctologist in Los Angeles? Choosing a proctologist who puts you at ease and suits your needs is an important decision. But if you’re a woman, it may be especially important to you to find a female proctologist. Some female patients prefer to have a female

Mom And Grandma Usually Know Best! Hemorrhoids.  A fact of modern life.  A fact of life in the big cities like Los Angeles and Beverly Hills.  Almost 50% of adults have symptomatic hemorrhoids.  And the symptoms can be bothersome.  Any of the symptoms may bother you.  Pain, itching, bleeding, discharge or protrusion may interfere with

The Proctologist’s Bag Of Tricks. By now, most of us are aware of hemorrhoids and aware of the over the counter remedies available to us.  But, what if the easy steps fail to bring about relief?  What if everything that you have tried does not bring about relief.  What if your colorectal surgeon (also known

How Can A Robot Help? The future may be knocking on our door. The future may be a robot, a surgical robot, a robot that can assist surgeons in many procedures such as colon and rectal operations, heart operations, prostate operations and gynecological operations.  Of all of these, the fastest growing area of robot-assisted surgery

Hemorrhoids.  You have Them and Mom’s Remedies Don’t Help. Hemorroids are the bane of human existence.  Over fifty percent of adults in the United States have them.  Nobody talks about them.   They are the punch lines to many jokes.  But, can be a stubborn and serious problem; especially in big cities such as Los Angeles,

Polyps.  Find Them Early.  Prevent Colon And Rectal Cancer. If you live in any large city such as Los Angeles or Beverly Hills, you know that colorectal cancers begin as polyps, and that screening for colon and rectal polyps, and removing these polyps, has become instrumental in lowering the incidence of colon and rectal cancer. 

No Cause.  No Cure (Yet).  But Treatable Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, is one of the more frustrating and annoying maladies afflicting humankind.  IBS does not respect any age boundary, affecting people of all ages. IBS affects men and women, although women are more commonly affected.  IBS has been studied intensely and has not yielded

Did You Hear This One? What are the real differences between a colon and rectal surgeon,  also known as a proctologist, and a gastroenterologist? There is an old joke known in medical circles.  It goes something like this:  What is the difference between an internist, a surgeon and a pathologist (a doctor who examines tissue

IBS.  Many Faces.  The Great Masquerader. By now, most people are aware of IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome.  IBS is a vexing problem with symptoms ranging from diarrhea to constipation.  And then, there is everything in between, including, fever, headache, backache, body pains, abdominal pain, depression and anxiety. The syndrome is common in large cities

You Have Hemorrhoids. Welcome To Adulthood! In Los Angeles, in Beverly Hills, in Culver City, or wherever you live, hemorrhoids may be an annoying, painful, itching, lumpy fact of life.  But, they may be a sign of success as well.  You have successfully made it to adulthood, with all of the rights, privileges and hemorrhoids