Welcome to Sick Enough, the podcast about hospital doctors, hospital issues, and the health conditions we commonly encounter.

You might be surprised about some of the conditions that don't qualify a person to be hospitalized. In this episode, we discuss a few of these conditions. We also talk about some of the social issues that unnecessarily bring people to the hospital.

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Welcome to Sick Enough, the podcast about hospital doctors, hospital issues, and the health conditions we commonly encounter.

Ever wonder why antibiotics cause upset stomachs and diarrhea? We answer this question and more as we talk about a nasty bacteria called Clostridium Difficile. This pathogen causes horrific diarrhea and abdominal pain, and can prove lethal if left untreated. It's particularly common in the hospital setting.

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Welcome to Sick Enough, the podcast about hospital doctors, hospital issues, and the health conditions we commonly encounter.

Today we're talking about Medication Reconciliations. This is the process doctors go through to get you started on your usual medications when you're in the hospital and it's a LOT harder than you would think. Do yourself a favor and keep an updated copy of your medication list on your phone or in your wallet!

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Welcome to Sick Enough, the podcast about hospital doctors, hospital issues, and the health conditions we commonly encounter.

Today we're talking about Diverticulitis. This is when diverticula (plural for diverticulum, a benign outpouching in the colon that we all get) get inflamed and possibly infected. Unsurprisingly this causes severe pain! We talk about what symptoms people get with this condition. We also talk about how we treat it, and we discuss some of the myths about prevention.

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Welcome to Sick Enough, the podcast about hospital doctors, hospital issues, and the health conditions we commonly encounter.

Today's episode is about inflammation of the pancreas, or pancreatitis. Pancreatitis is probably one of the most consistently painful conditions we encounter. In this episode we talk about what causes pancreatitis, and we talk about the way we go about treating it.

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Welcome to Sick Enough, the podcast about hospital doctors, hospital issues, and the health conditions we commonly encounter.

Today's episode is about liver cirrhosis. The liver can withstand a lot of damage, but after a certain point it loses it's ability to recover and regenerate. We talk about the role the liver plays, and the symptoms we see in patients with cirrhosis. We also talk about some of the common causes of cirrhosis.

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Welcome to Sick Enough, the podcast about hospital doctors, hospital issues, and the health conditions we commonly encounter.

This episode is all about bleeding in the GI tract, which doctors call (shocker) a GI Bleed. In this episode we talk about the difference between upper and lower GI bleeds. We talk about the causes of GI bleeds. We also talk about what your doctor will do to treat it, and what you can expect if you're hospitalized for a GI bleed.

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