Chronic Pelvic Pain and the Effects on Digestive Health
About this episode
Dr. Ashley Gubbels discusses the connection between chronic pelvic pain and digestive health, highlighting conditions like IBS and endometriosis.
Chronic pelvic pain affects millions of people, but its deep connection to digestive health is often overlooked. Dr. Ashley Gubbels, Director of the Center for Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain at Cleveland Clinic, joins the Butts & Guts podcast to explore how conditions like irritable bowel syndrome, endometriosis, and gut microbiome imbalances can interact with and amplify pelvic pain. Listen to learn how patients are finding relief — and hope.
People in this episode
Host: Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute
Guest: Dr. Ashley Gubbels
Topics covered
- chronic pelvic pain
- digestive health
- irritable bowel syndrome
- endometriosis
- gut microbiome
- patient relief
Keywords
- chronic pelvic pain
- digestive health
- irritable bowel syndrome
- endometriosis
- gut microbiome
- patient relief
- health podcast
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cleveland Clinic, Center for Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain, Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute
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