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Butts & Guts

Butts & Guts

A Cleveland Clinic podcast exploring your digestive and surgical health from end to end. You’ll learn how to have the best digestive health possible from your gall bladder to your liver and more from our host, Colorectal Surgeon and President of the Main Campus Submarket, Scott Steele, MD.
Anthony de Buck, MD

Featured Episode

Surgical Advances for Crohn's Disease

Dr. Anthony de Buck, Section Head of IBD for the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Cleveland Clinic, joins Butts and Guts to discuss the latest surgical advances for treating Crohn's disease. Dr. de Buck explains when surgery might be needed, what new techniques are available and how these improvements help patients recover faster with better outcomes. Listen to learn what’s on the horizon to treat this chronic inflammatory disease.

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All Butts and Guts Episodes

All Butts and Guts Episodes

December 29, 2025

Are You At Risk? Cleveland Clinic Tool Predicts Early Onset Colorectal Cancer

On this episode of Butts and Guts, Cleveland Clinic gastroenterologist, Carole Macaron, MD, discusses a new tool designed to calculate the risk of early onset colorectal cancer, helping identify those who may develop the disease before age 45. Dr. Macaron explains how this Cleveland Clinic-developed risk predictor works, and why early detection is crucial in combating the rising rates of colorectal cancer in younger adults.

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December 16, 2025

Incidental Adrenal Nodules

Dr. Matthew Peebles, a general surgeon for the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Florida, discusses incidental adrenal nodules (usually discovered by accident) and why many people have them without knowing. Listen to learn more about incidental adrenal nodule symptoms, risk factors, which nodules are potentially dangerous and when treatment might be necessary.

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December 2, 2025

Understanding the Gut-Endometriosis Connection

Dr. Cara King, section head of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and Medical Gynecology at Cleveland Clinic, joins this episode of Butts and Guts to explore the relationship between gut health and endometriosis. She discusses why improving your gut health may help reduce symptoms and explains why endometriosis is so underdiagnosed and misunderstood.

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November 18, 2025

Understanding Barrett's Esophagus

Cleveland Clinic Florida gastroenterologist, Dr. Roberto Gonzalez, joins the Butts and Guts podcast to explore Barrett's Esophagus, a condition where chronic acid reflux causes changes to the esophageal lining that can increase cancer risk. Listen in as he discusses the warning signs, why early detection matters, and the latest treatment options that can help patients manage this condition effectively.

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