Guts & Glory: The SGH Gastroenterology Podcast

In this episode, we collaborate with the vibrant team from Third Spacing - an independent podcast by healthcare students that explores the intersections between science and the humanities. Join us, as we discuss with our very own Dr Andrew Ong, the inner workings and approach towards patients with functional abdominal pain. Thank you for having us Third Spacing!

Diarrhea takes many forms, and its etiologies differ from host to host. Whether in a young child, a returning traveler, or in today's episode, an immunocompromised host. Joining us today is Dr Jean Sim, Consultant in Infectious Diseases from Singapore General Hospital, who shares with us her approach towards diarrhea in an immunocompromised host.Do look out for our earlier episode on Approach to Chronic Diarrhea if you have not already done so!   

Critical Care, or Intensive Care Medicine, centers around the holistic management of critically ill patients who are at risk or have developed life threatening organ failures. A fundamental aspect of medicine, it is ever so important for doctors to recognize a patient as they turn unwell.Joining us today, is Dr Esther Tan Qiao Li, Consultant in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, in Singapore General Hospital. Wearing multiple hats, she is actively involved in the Extracorporeal Life Support Team, SGH Medical Intensive Care Unit Acute Response Team, and is current Programme Director of the SingHealth Respiratory Medicine Senior Residency Programme.We discuss the approach to a patient who is critically ill - from the initial evaluation to resuscitative measures, and delve a little onto managing the GI system in the ICU. 

With World IBS Day closing in on 19th April,  join us as we discuss the approach to Irritable Bowel Syndrome! 10% of the world's population suffer from IBS, with significant impact on quality of life, and health care use;  It is so important for us to be up to date on how we can diagnose and treat patients with IBS. We're joined by Dr Kewin Siah, gastroenterologist from the National University Hospital (NUH) who specialises in Functional Gastrointestinal Diseases. We are also joined by Ms Michelle Shi, senior psychologist at SGH who is part of the multi-disciplinary team addressing functional GI disorders.