Eosinophilic Esophagitis Blog

After studying the use of the Cytosponge to sample cells in the esophagus for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), Mayo Clinic is now offering this test in…

Two of the esophageal nurses at Mayo Clinic Rochester undertook the six food elimination diet. They dove in and followed complete elimination, followed by each…

The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) requires that food manufacturers identify common allergens in plain English. These common allergens, which represent about…

Wheat is a grain used to make many common foods, such as breads, cakes, cereal, crackers, and pasta. However, it can also be found in…

You've decided to pursue the six food elimination diet and are at the beginning of your journey. You’ve always been a huge milk drinker and…

Cross contact happens when one food comes into contact with another food. As a result, each food then contains small amounts of the other food.…

The upper endoscopy is the gold standard way for doctors to assess your esophagus and take biopsies, or tiny pieces of tissue, to test for…

A common risk in EoE is narrowing and scarring of the esophagus. This causes food to go down slowly and stick. Even with medication treatment,…

Have you had an esophagram done? Is it on your patient appointment guide? Are you wondering what that is? Watch below as Dr. Jeff Alexander…

  The six food elimination diet is one way to treat EoE. This is done by eliminating the six most common allergens for EoE: fish,…

You may have noticed your patient appointment guide contained many appointments over a couple of days. During your office visit, did you count how many…

If you are considering the six food elimination diet (SFED) for treatment of your eosinophilic esophagitis, you may qualify for a study offered exclusively by…