GI Myths Busted – Coffee Enemas, Colonics & Parasites

Wellness: Fact vs. Fiction

Danielle Belardo

Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Join Dr. Danielle Belardo and her expert of the week, TikTok’s favorite gastroenterologist Dr. Austin Chiang, to get to the bottom (pun intended) of the most common GI myths. Austin is one of the most influential voices in the field of gastroenterology online, and on today’s episode he sheds light on the enormous amount of misinformation being shared on social media that could be detrimental to your health. Danielle and Austin debunk myths and misconceptions surrounding: Parasite cleanses and rope worms Colonics and coffee enemas Probiotics, candida and gut microbiome testing Gluten-free diets and celiac disease Dr. Austin Chiang is a triple board-certified, dual ivy-league educated and trained gastroenterologist and advanced endoscopist. In October 2021, he became the first Chief Medical Officer of the gastrointestinal business for Medtronic, the world’s leading medical device company responsible for products to help endoscopists better prevent colon cancer. Dr. Chiang is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine and serves as the Director of the Endoscopic Weight Loss Program and Chief Medical Social Media Officer at Jefferson Health. Thank you so much for taking the time to contribute to a generation that values fact over fiction! Be sure to rate, review, and follow on your favorite podcast app and let us know which not-so-wellness trend you’d like to hear debunked. Follow your host on Instagram @daniellebelardomd and the podcast @wellnessfactvsfiction. Follow Austin @austinchiangmd. Thank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible. Check out these deals just for you: COZY EARTH - Go to cozyearth.com and enter WELLNESS at checkout to SAVE thirty-five Percent. TALKSPACE - visit talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month when you use promo code drdanielle at sign-up. DIPSEA - go to dipseastories.com/drdanielle for a free 30 day trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by PodcastNation.
0:08.0	Probiotics are basically the sort of substances that supposedly helps good bacteria to populate your gut.
0:16.0	And despite the amount of marketing that's out there when it comes to probiotics or the shelves of probiotics that you see at the drug stores,
0:25.0	you know, there's actually very little evidence to show that they are helpful for various conditions.
0:37.0	Welcome to Wellness Fact vs. Fiction.
0:39.0	I'm Dr. Danielle Bullardo, and I'm a cardiologist who loves evidence-based medicine and nutrition science.
0:45.0	But as a millennial, I've watched endless wellness fads take over social media.
0:50.0	It's my mission to get to the bottom of things by bringing on the top expert physicians and scientists to help us determine what is fact vs. fiction when it comes to your health.
0:59.0	It's time to leave the pseudoscience behind and become empowered when it comes to our wellness.
1:04.0	Hello everyone and welcome back to Wellness Fact vs. Fiction.
1:16.0	I am so excited for today's episode as we take talks most love gastroenterologist Dr. Austin Chang on the podcast.
1:22.0	Austin is here to debunk the most common GI myths and shed light on the misinformation that could be detrimental to your health.
1:30.0	Dr. Austin Chang is a triple board certified tool Ivy League educator and trained gastroenterologist and advanced endoscopist.
1:36.0	His interests include novel endoscopic weight loss treatments as well as complex interventional endoscopic procedures.
1:42.0	He's currently an assistant professor of medicine and chief medical social media officer at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia.
1:48.0	He is consistently one of the most influential voices in the field of gastroenterology online and his role in social media has been featured by the New York Times,
1:56.0	CMBC, BBC News, Men's Health, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Becker's Healthcare and Healthcare Dive.
2:02.0	On today's episode we talk about the misinformation and rumors surrounding parasite infections and treatments.
2:08.0	The truth about colonics and coffee enemas and the risks and complications involved with the procedures.
2:13.0	Dr. Chang provides a full breakdown about probiotics including who should actually take them and the harmful effects they can have on your body.
2:20.0	We also debunked the gluten free movement which is going to make a lot of quote unquote wellness experts pretty upset.
2:27.0	I learned so much from Austin and I know you will too, so let's get to it.
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