Augusta University
From developing some of the first oral contraceptives to pioneering telemedicine technologies for faster stroke intervention, doctors at Augusta University and its historic Medical College of Georgia have long been recognized as leaders in...
Dr. Satish S.C. Rao is helping lead a federally funded initiative that will provide the first head-to-head comparison of the benefits, side effects and costs of three Food and Drug Administration-approved treatments already in regular use.
Home-based biofeedback therapy is effective option for tough-to-treat constipation.
Anyone looking for a healthy digestive system has come across probiotics, but they might not be the saving grace you’re thinking.
Probiotic use is a link between brain fogginess, severe bloating
Dr. Satish Rao, professor of medicine at Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, talks about constipation in the 19th part of a new experiment called Radio for the Deaf.
Dr. Satish Rao spoke with Men’s Health about the importance of digestive health.
Everybody poops, according to Women’s Health magazine writer Tracey Middleton. But the real question is: How frequently should you be going? It can cause anxiety if you and your roommate are on different ends of the spectrum. But experts...
Medical College of Georgia faculty are consistently recognized among the top 1 percent in the nation for patient care, education, research. For 16 consecutive years, AU Medical Center has been the only local hospital to have its physicians included...
Saying you want to get healthy isn’t going to mean much if you don’t know how exactly you’re going to put that into play, according to Men’s Health magazine. So writer Elizabeth Millard asked 9 doctors across the U.S. – including Dr...
This column was originally published Sept. 29 in Men’s Health, and it was published again Oct. 31. Dr. Satish S.C. Rao, director of the Digestive Health Center at Augusta University, gives Men’s Health readers some toe-tingling reasons...
Dr. Satish S.C. Rao, director of the Digestive Health Center at Augusta University, gives Men’s Health readers some toe-tingling reasons to keep your toilet time short in this Ask a Doctor feature. Here are a few takeaways: Your feet are more...
Dr. Satish S.C. Rao talks to Men’s Health magazine about burping, and it’s a lot of information to swallow. Here are a few takeaways: Interestingly, physicians usually refer to a burp as a “belch.” Most people burp about 3 to...
Strange as it may sound, there’s a pretty well established link between bowel movements and death, according to digestive health expert Dr. Satish Rao. Blame a rare condition called defecation syncope, a fancy term for the loss of consciousness, or...
Dr. Satish Rao, director of Georgia Regents University Digestive Health Center, was recently featured in Men’s Health for his team’s research into a very common, but very perplexing, question: Why does a cup of Joe make you have to go...
Watch television coverage of the Grand Opening Celebration of the new Georgia Regents Digestive Health Center. WJBF News Channel 6 personality and patient Jennie Montgomery helped cut the ribbon and shared how Center Director Dr. Satish Rao...
