Dr. Trisha Pasricha

Bloating.

Just plain old bloating, which is...

so uncomfortable.

It's this feeling of distension that you're too, like you, you eat just a little bit, but you feel so full and you feel gassy.

That's a big complaint.

And then there's another group of people who it's not so much having a bowel movement that's a problem, but eating is the problem.

It feels like everything they eat causes them discomfort or even pain, maybe a little nausea.

And they're not sure they've tried everything.

They've tried to eliminate all different kinds of foods.

They've gone on all the different kinds of diets and they can't

seem to pinpoint why.

What is it about food that's giving them trouble?

These are the kinds of people who come into my clinic.

And of course, as I said, a lot of them have anxiety and depression.

Certainly a lot of them, stress fuels these problems and makes them worse.

But oftentimes, it's not the stress that's the primary problem.

Yeah, let me tell you about two, okay?

And this is one that I want people to pay attention to because I think this could really save a life.

So the things that I worry about first for colorectal cancer and something that I'm worried about a lot, I think every scientist in the country right now and in the world thinks is one of the most important scientific problems of our day is why are more and more younger people getting colorectal cancer?

And so they did a study where they looked at what are the four most common symptoms of early onset, meaning before the age of 50, colorectal cancer.