{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Dr Satish Rao | Small Intestinal Fungal Overgrowth","description":"#140 Satish Rao completed his training in internal medicine at several academic centers in UK and a clinical research fellowship in gastroenterology at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, University of Sheffield, UK. Dr Rao is one of a rare breed of academics who has excelled as an outstanding researcher, distinguished educator and as a Master Clinician. Dr. Rao\u2019s research interests focus on the pathophysiology and treatment of IBS, food intolerance, gas and bloating especially SIBO and SIFO, dyssynergic defecation and fecal incontinence.  He has pioneered several new techniques and devices and has received several patents. He pioneered the technique of biofeedback therapy for dyssynergic defecation, and neuromodulation therapy for fecal incontinence. He is the only physician who has received all 3 meritorious honors from the American Gastroenterological Association, the AGA Distinguished Clinician Award, AGA Masters Award for Outstanding Clinical Research and the AGA Distinguished Educator Award.  A very productive, federally (NIH) funded investigator who has recently been awarded an $18 million NIH grant, and sought-after speaker, Dr. Rao has edited 8 books, published over 400 articles with a H index of 63 and 10,500 citations. He has been selected as one of the \u201cBest Doctors in America\u201d and as America\u2019s Top Doctors for over 20 years. He has mentored several Physicians from across the world, many of whom are leaders in their own countries. He is Past President of the American Neurogastroenterology Motility Society. He is a master clinician, and patients travel from all over the USA and abroad to seek his expertise in managing difficult motility problems. In this episode we cover What SIFO is and how he discovered it The common signs and symptoms of SIFO What drives SIFO The correlation between SIBO and SIFO How SIFO is identified Treatment for SIFO And so much more   ","author_name":"Love & Guts","author_url":"http:\/\/www.lyndagriparic.com\/","html":"