<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Shore Gastroenterology – Dr Jeffrey Tu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shore Gastroenterology – Dr Jeffrey Tu is a specialist gastroenterologist serving Sydney's North Shore, including Roseville, Killara, Lindfield, Gordon, Pymble, Turramurra, Wahroonga, Hornsby, Chatswood, St Leonards, Crows Nest, Neutral Bay, Mosman, and surrounding upper and lower North Shore suburbs. Consulting at Mater Private Hospital Wollstonecraft, East Sydney Private Hospital, Centre for Digestive Diseases (Five Dock), and Warringah Day Surgery (Brookvale). Dr Tu provides expert gastroenterology consultations, diagnostic endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy), bowel cancer screening, IBS management, reflux (GORD) treatment, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), gut microbiome therapy, faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), SIBO breath testing, capsule endoscopy, and iron infusions. Conveniently located for patients across all Sydney North Shore suburbs, NSW.]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 22:32:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jeffreytu.com/zh/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[FMT in 2026: What the Evidence Actually Says — From C. difficile Through Ulcerative Colitis to the Gut-Brain Frontier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faecal microbiota transplant has moved from fringe curiosity to one of the most studied therapies in gastroenterology. What the evidence actually says in 2026: cure rates above 90 per cent in recurrent C. difficile, antibiotic-FMT combination protocols for ulcerative colitis, a modest but real signal in IBS, and a rapidly expanding frontier in depression, bipolar disorder, and autism — alongside the multi-modal, multi-donor Shore protocol that reflects where the science has landed.]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/fmt-in-2026-what-the-evidence-actually-says-from-c-difficile-through-ulcerative-colitis-to-the-g</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e47f9aa96d49e56ec1e4bc</guid><category><![CDATA[FMT & Gut Therapeutics]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:09:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846068_eece9613f24f446296a745186149047d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[IBS, Fully Understood: Beyond Reassurance Medicine — A Modern Guide to Mechanism, Testing, and the Cellular Frontier]]></title><description><![CDATA[IBS is still too often dismissed as a diagnosis of exclusion treated with a pamphlet, an antispasmodic, and a low-FODMAP handout. In reality it is a biologically driven condition sitting at the intersection of the microbiome, diet, the gut-brain axis, visceral hypersensitivity, and psychology. This is the full map — from excluding serious disease through symptom relief, dietary and microbiome work, to faecal transplant and the cellular frontier of confocal endomicroscopy.]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/ibs-fully-understood-beyond-reassurance-medicine-a-modern-guide-to-mechanism-testing-and-the-c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e3315b43fd38a1bb716579</guid><category><![CDATA[Functional Disorders]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:23:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846068_61987f27b72c4bd19c5ed649cf4f97d7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflux, Properly Explained: From Heartburn to Barrett's, and Every Treatment Between Diet and Surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflux is one of the most common complaints in gastroenterology and one of the most misunderstood. Not all reflux is acid, not all reflux causes heartburn, and not all reflux responds to the first PPI prescribed. This is a deep but readable guide to the full spectrum of reflux disease — severity grades, Barrett's oesophagus, bile and non-acid reflux, motility disorders, and the diagnostic and treatment toolkit from lifestyle through vonoprazan to anti-reflux surgery.]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/reflux-properly-explained-from-heartburn-to-barrett-s-and-every-treatment-between-diet-and-surger</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2cfa00c8d230c9e8e3523</guid><category><![CDATA[Reflux & Upper GI]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:26:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846068_2ac59577e9b64969953a7bed3151b1ec~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bowel Cancer Screening: Who Needs What, and When — A Clear Guide to Protecting Your Colon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers in Australia and one of the most preventable. The difference between a routine screening test and a preventable death is often a single well-timed colonoscopy. This is a clear, evidence-based guide to who should be screened, with what test, and how often — from average risk through to strong family history, previous polyps, and inflammatory bowel disease.]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/bowel-cancer-screening-who-needs-what-and-when-a-clear-guide-to-protecting-your-colon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e20c4d0c8d230c9e8c7db5</guid><category><![CDATA[Endoscopy]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:32:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846068_b1d887015d524102823e8ffef2a1b6c6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gut-Brain Axis Explained: A Deep Guide to the Most Important Conversation in Your Body]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gut and the brain are in constant conversation, exchanging signals every second of your life along four distinct biological highways. Understanding that dialogue — how it works, what it says, and what happens when it is disrupted — is becoming essential to modern medicine. This is a detailed but accessible tour of the gut-brain axis, for patients and clinicians who want the real science, clearly explained.]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/the-gut-brain-axis-explained-a-deep-guide-to-the-most-important-conversation-in-your-body</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2096e43fd38a1bb6ed5e4</guid><category><![CDATA[Microbiome]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:20:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846068_f216405da99148d08b92d42536310f77~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FMT for Bipolar Disorder: The Gut-Brain Case That Is Rewriting Psychiatric Possibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can a faecal microbiota transplant stabilise a mood disorder that has resisted every combination of psychiatric medication? The early evidence — and a growing body of compelling case reports — suggests that in carefully selected patients, the answer may be yes. For patients with severe treatment-resistant bipolar depression, FMT is no longer a theoretical curiosity. Delivered in the right clinical framework, it can meaningfully reduce antidepressant burden and restore mood stability.]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/fmt-for-bipolar-disorder-the-gut-brain-case-that-is-rewriting-psychiatric-possibility</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e208fd0c8d230c9e8c7652</guid><category><![CDATA[FMT & Gut Therapeutics]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:18:37 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vonoprazan-Based Quadruple Therapy: A 92% Solution for Refractory H. pylori]]></title><description><![CDATA[For patients who have failed two, three or even four rounds of H. pylori eradication, a new class of acid-suppressing drug is quietly rewriting the treatment algorithm. Vonoprazan-based bismuth quadruple therapy is delivering cure rates above 92% in real-world populations with heavy antibiotic resistance — and achieving rescue success where every previous regimen has failed. For a carcinogen long regarded as one of the hardest to eradicate, this is a genuine paradigm shift.]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/vonoprazan-based-quadruple-therapy-a-92-solution-for-refractory-h-pylori</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2084b441ae2d5fdf43bb3</guid><category><![CDATA[Infections]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:15:39 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Functional Dyspepsia: When Your Upper Gut Hurts and the Tests Come Back Normal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The burning, the bloating, the uncomfortable fullness that descends with every meal — these are the hallmarks of dyspepsia, a word derived from the Greek for "bad digestion." For millions of Australians, these upper gut symptoms are a daily reality. Most assume they have reflux, reach for an antacid, and never look deeper. But for a significant proportion of people — perhaps as many as one in ten adults — the symptoms are not explained by reflux, ulcers, or any visible abnormality on...]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/functional-dyspepsia-when-your-upper-gut-hurts-and-the-tests-come-back-normal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cef8d7f7044e6cf7a9ab5f</guid><category><![CDATA[Functional Disorders]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:16:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gut-Skin Axis: What Your Complexion Is Telling You About Your Microbiome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your skin is the body's largest organ and, in many ways, its most honest. When something is wrong internally, the skin often broadcasts it — in the form of acne, rosacea, eczema, psoriasis, or a dull, inflamed complexion that no topical cream seems to fix. Dermatologists attribute these conditions to genetics, hormones, sun damage, or stress. And while those factors matter, an increasingly compelling body of evidence points to a deeper, often overlooked driver: the state of your gut. The...]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/the-gut-skin-axis-what-your-complexion-is-telling-you-about-your-microbiome</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ce3978535e7bcd26976e0d</guid><category><![CDATA[Microbiome]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:40:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traveller's Diarrhoea and Post-Travel Gut Dysbiosis: Why Your Gut Hasn't Recovered Since Your Last Trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[You return from an exotic holiday with sun-kissed skin and wonderful memories—but also with a persistent rumble in your stomach that just won't settle. Three weeks post-travel, you're still managing loose stools, bloating, or unusual food intolerances that weren't there before you left. If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. Traveller's diarrhoea is one of the most common health complaints among international travellers, affecting up to 40% of those visiting developing regions. Yet what...]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/traveller-s-diarrhoea-and-post-travel-gut-dysbiosis-why-your-gut-hasn-t-recovered-since-your-last-t</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cb8774dd3ddd8a57235ac8</guid><category><![CDATA[Infections]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:36:14 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflux &#38; GORD Treatment on Sydney's North Shore – Dr Jeffrey Tu, Gastroenterologist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experiencing persistent heartburn or reflux on Sydney's North Shore? Dr Jeffrey Tu is a specialist gastroenterologist at Mater Private Hospital, Wollstonecraft, providing expert GORD diagnosis and treatment for patients in Roseville, Chatswood, Lindfield and all North Shore suburbs.]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/reflux-gord-treatment-on-sydney-s-north-shore-dr-jeffrey-tu-gastroenterologist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c8cad9f8d5a811544d4bfc</guid><category><![CDATA[Reflux & Upper GI]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 06:46:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colonoscopy &#38; Bowel Cancer Screening on Sydney's North Shore – Mater Private Hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Jeffrey Tu offers colonoscopy and bowel cancer screening at Mater Private Hospital, Wollstonecraft – conveniently located for patients in Roseville, Chatswood, Lindfield, Gordon and all North Shore Sydney suburbs. Book via GP referral.]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/colonoscopy-bowel-cancer-screening-on-sydney-s-north-shore-mater-private-hospital</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c8caa0af19906fa17957ec</guid><category><![CDATA[Endoscopy]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 06:45:52 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faecal Calprotectin: What This Simple Test Reveals About Your Gut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year, thousands of Australians are reassured that there is nothing seriously wrong with their bowel. The cramping, diarrhoea, bloating, and urgency disrupting their daily lives are often attributed to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This is a functional condition that is uncomfortable but not dangerous. For many, this reassurance is accurate and appropriate. However, for a significant number of patients, the symptoms labelled as IBS may actually indicate the early or active presentation...]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/faecal-calprotectin-what-this-simple-test-reveals-about-your-gut</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c85f694b5dfe0bfdb0bafc</guid><category><![CDATA[Functional Disorders]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:08:39 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post-Infectious IBS: When the Infection Is Gone But the Gut Won't Recover]]></title><description><![CDATA[You had a food poisoning episode overseas — perhaps in Bali, Vietnam, or India. Or a bout of Giardia picked up from a contaminated water source on a camping trip. Or perhaps it was Dientamoeba fragilis, the gut parasite that took months to diagnose and weeks to treat with targeted antibiotic therapy. Whatever the cause, your doctor confirmed the infection has cleared. The pathology results are negative. The parasites are gone. And yet, weeks or months later, you are still bloated, still...]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/post-infectious-ibs-when-the-infection-is-gone-but-the-gut-won-t-recover</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c76e37495b613043504cf1</guid><category><![CDATA[Functional Disorders]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:59:32 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antibiotic Overuse and Your Gut: The Hidden Cost of Every Course]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every time you take an antibiotic, you are doing something both remarkable and destructive. You are deploying one of medicine's most powerful tools — a molecule engineered to kill bacteria — and it does its job indiscriminately. The infection that brought you to the doctor is targeted, yes. But so is the vast, complex community of beneficial microorganisms living throughout your digestive tract. A single course of antibiotics can wipe out up to 30 percent of your gut microbiome's diversity,...]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/antibiotic-overuse-and-your-gut-the-hidden-cost-of-every-course</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c45c76dbf1d5b601325e37</guid><category><![CDATA[Microbiome]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:07:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gut-Brain Axis: How Your Gut Shapes Your Mental Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[When your stomach drops before a big presentation, or you feel butterflies when nervous, you are experiencing what scientists now understand to be a deeply sophisticated two-way communication network between your gut and your brain. This is not a metaphor. The gut-brain axis is one of the most active areas of research in modern medicine, and what is emerging is remarkable: the trillions of microorganisms living in your digestive tract are doing far more than helping you digest food. They are...]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/the-gut-brain-axis-how-your-gut-shapes-your-mental-health</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c3b4a6653657f03d5c6663</guid><category><![CDATA[Microbiome]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:11:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Microbiome &#38; You: Why Your Gut Rules Everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[If someone told you that the most important organ in your body was not your heart or your brain, but the trillions of microorganisms living inside your intestines, you might be sceptical. But the science is increasingly clear: the gut microbiome is not just involved in digestion. It is a central regulator of immunity, metabolism, mood, and long-term disease risk. Understanding it — and knowing when it needs help — is one of the most important things you can do for your health. A Universe...]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/the-microbiome-you-why-your-gut-rules-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69be2ae19b4f1678f08313b2</guid><category><![CDATA[Microbiome]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 05:24:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transcolonic Therapy: A New Frontier in Gut Infection Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you take an antibiotic tablet for a gut infection, you might reasonably assume that the medication goes directly to where the infection is. The reality is very different. Oral antibiotics are absorbed through the stomach and small intestine into the bloodstream. They are distributed throughout the entire body, metabolised by the liver, and only a fraction of the original dose ultimately reaches the colon — where the parasites actually live. This pharmacokinetic reality explains why oral...]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/transcolonic-therapy-a-new-frontier-in-gut-infection-treatment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69be2ae19b4f1678f08313b5</guid><category><![CDATA[FMT & Gut Therapeutics]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 05:23:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SIBO: The Hidden Cause of Your Bloating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your abdomen expands like a balloon after every meal. You look six months pregnant by dinner time, regardless of what you eat. The gas is relentless, the cramping unpredictable, and your bowel habits swing between diarrhoea and constipation without any discernible pattern. You have tried the low-FODMAP diet, probiotics, digestive enzymes, and every supplement your naturopath recommended. Nothing has made a lasting difference. If this sounds familiar, there is a strong chance that Small...]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/sibo-the-hidden-cause-of-your-bloating</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69be2ae19b4f1678f08313b3</guid><category><![CDATA[Functional Disorders]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 05:23:46 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The H. pylori Battle Plan: Beyond Triple Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have been treated for Helicobacter pylori and it did not work — if you took two weeks of antibiotics, endured the side effects, retested, and were told the infection is still there — you are part of a growing population of patients facing one of the most challenging problems in modern gastroenterology: antibiotic-resistant H. pylori. You are not alone. Eradication failure rates for standard first-line therapy have climbed steadily over the past decade, and in some Australian...]]></description><link>https://www.jeffreytu.com/post/the-h-pylori-battle-plan-beyond-triple-therapy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69be2ae19b4f1678f08313b6</guid><category><![CDATA[Infections]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 05:23:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jeffrey Tu</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>